Kazimieras Garšva  Kazimieras Garšva (born November 11, 1950 in Linkuva, near Pakruojis) is a Lithuanian linguist, and the leader of the cultural "Vilnija" organisation. From 1968 to 1973 Garšva studied philology and Lithuanian literature at Vilnius University, and from 1973 to 1976 he was a student at Moscow State University. In 1977 he received a Ph.D for his doctoral thesis ""Priegaidės fonologinėje sistemoje (remiantis lietuvių kalbos medžiaga)"" ("Pitch accents in the phonetic system (using Lithuanian language material)"). Since 1993 he has held the title "Habilitated Doctor of Humanities". Since 1973, Garšva has worked at the Institute of the Lithuanian language. He has authored more than 100 scientific publications and 5 books. Garšva is a coauthor of "Grammar of Contemporary Lithuanian Language", published in three successive editions. He is the leader of the Lithuanian cultural organisation "Vilnija". In 2016 he was presented with the Cross of the Knight of the Order for Merits to Lithuania.