Lithuanian Scientific Society

The assembly elected Jonas Basanavičius as chairman, Stasys Matulaitis and Povilas Matulionis as vice-chairmen, Jonas Vileišis as secretary, Antanas Vileišis as treasurer, and Antanas Smetona as librarian.

It operated a library, an archive, a reading room, and a museum, and was involved in the publication of Lithuanian textbooks.

The Society also published the scholarly journal Lietuvių Tauta (The Lithuanian Nation).

The Lithuanian Scientific Society, under the direction of Jonas Basanavičius, initiated a protest and was successful in preventing the planned demolition.

In January 1938 the Society was banned by the Polish government,[3] when Vilnius was part of Poland.

Members of the Lithuanian Science Society in 1912. Left to right, first row: Jonas Jablonskis , Žemaitė , Petras Kriaučiūnas , Jonas Basanavičius , Liudvika Didžiulienė , Jonas Dielininkaitis ; second row: Vincas Palukaitis , Antanas Vileišis , Baltramiejus Čepulis , Adomas Sketeris , Gabrielius Landsbergis-Žemkalnis , Jonas Ambrozaitis ; third row: Juozas Kairiūkštis , Jonas Spudulis , Mečislovas Silvestraitis , Mikalojus Kuprevičius .