Juozas Gabrys

Juozas Gabrys
Gabrys in 1921
Born(1880-02-22)February 22, 1880
Garliava, Suwałki Governorate, Russian Empire
DiedJuly 26, 1951(1951-07-26) (aged 71)
Corsier-sur-Vevey, Switzerland
Other namesCount of Garliava, Juozas Gabrys-Paršaitis, Iosif Parshaitis
Alma materUniversity of Odessa
OccupationsPolitician, diplomat, lawyer, journalist
Known forAdvocating Lithuanian independence, ethnographic cartography
Political partyLithuanian Democratic Party

Juozas Gabrys or Juozas Gabrys-Paršaitis (used pseudonyms Inorodetz, Kareivis, C. Rivas; February 22, 1880 – July 26, 1951) was a Lithuanian politician, diplomat, lawyer, journalist, and public figure. He is best remembered for his efforts to popularize the idea of Lithuania's independence in the West during World War I. As the publisher of several ethnographic maps, he played a significant role in the propagandistic justification of the maximum borders of the Lithuanian state on the international stage.

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