Education
He studied mathematics and engineering at the University of Saint St. Petersburg in Russia between 1904 and 1908, and later at the Saint St. Petersburg State Institute of Technology from 1909 to 1914.
He studied mathematics and engineering at the University of Saint St. Petersburg in Russia between 1904 and 1908, and later at the Saint St. Petersburg State Institute of Technology from 1909 to 1914.
He was the youngest of the three Biržiška brothers, sons of Antanas and Elžbieta Biržiska, all who contributed significantly to the Lithuanian National Revival. After completing his studies, he was appointed a director at a munitions factory in Saint St. Petersburg from 1914 to 1920. He was imprisoned by the Bolsheviks and only returned to Lithuania following a prisoner exchange.
While in Vilnius he taught at the Lithuanian High School, worked with the Committee for the Liberation of Vilnius, and edited Lithuanian newspapers in both the Polish and Russian languages.
As a result of his activities he was arrested for treason by the Polish authorities on February 5, 1922 and was almost shot. His activities in Vilnius during the years of 1920-1922, and his struggle with the Polish authorities are elaborated upon in his book Neužgijusios Žaizdos (Open Wounds), 1936, 2nd educated
He held the position of Professor of Mathematics and Chief of the Mathematical seminar at Vytautas Magnus University, and later from 1940-1944 at Vilnius University. When the Red Army re-invaded Lithuania in 1944, he went into exile in the West.
He worked as a professor at the Baltic University, founded in Hamburg, and later moved to Pinneberg.
In 1950 he emigrated to the United States., and resided in Chicago until his death.