title: Juozas Gruodis
text: # Juozas Gruodis
  
  Juozas Gruodis (20 December 1884 in Rokėnai, Russian Empire – 16 April 1948 in Kaunas, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union) was a famous Lithuanian classic, composer, educator and professor.
  
  ## Biography
  
  His father was a woodworker who also made musical instruments.
  
  