Background
Ciplijauskaite, Birute was born on April 11, 1929 in Kaunas, Lithuania. Came to the United States, 1957. Daughter of Juozas and Elena (Stelmokaite) Ciplijauskaite.
Ciplijauskaite, Birute was born on April 11, 1929 in Kaunas, Lithuania. Came to the United States, 1957. Daughter of Juozas and Elena (Stelmokaite) Ciplijauskaite.
She graduated from the University of Tuebingen in 1956 and then the University of Montreal. She received her Doctor of Philosophy in Spanish and French from Bryn Mawr College in 1960.
Permanent member Institute Research in Humanities, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1974; assistant professor, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1961-1965; associate professor, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1965-1968; professor, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1968-1973; John Bascom professor, University of Wisconsin, Madison, since 1973.
Member Association For Advancement Baltic Studies (vice president 1981), Asociación Internacional de Hispanistas, Order Alfonso X elSabio (named commander Spain, 2003).