About Jonas Smalakys
Lived 1835 – 1901 (aged 65). Jonas Smalakys was a German politician.
Jonas Smalakys (7 June 1835 – 8 May 1901) was a Prussian Lithuanian landowner, soldier, and the first Prussian Lithuanian to be elected to the Reichstag.
Early life Smalakys was born into a wealthy landowning family in Prussia (Lithuania Minor), and in the 1850s used his inheritance to fund his travels across Europe, through the Balkans, and into Asia and Egypt. In 1859, he fought in the Second Italian War of Independence under Giuseppe Garibaldi.
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Who was Jonas Smalakys?
German politician (1835-1901)
When was Jonas Smalakys born?
Jonas Smalakys was born on 7 June 1835 in Jasnoje.
When did Jonas Smalakys die?
Jonas Smalakys died on 8 May 1901 in Sovetsk.
What was Jonas Smalakys's occupation?
Jonas Smalakys was a politician.
What nationality was Jonas Smalakys?
Jonas Smalakys was German.
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