Rolandas Pavilionis (July 3, 1944 in Šiauliai[1] – May 10, 2006[2]) was a Lithuanian philosopher, politician and Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the Liberal Democratic Party; part of the Union for a Europe of Nations.
He attended the school at night after finishing his work at a bicycle factory.
From 1968 to 1971 he continued postgraduate studies at the Academy of Sciences of Ukraine[3] and earned a doctor's degree in logic.
Pavilionis then returned to Lithuania and joined Vilnius University as member of the faculty (1971–1977 docent, 1982–1990 professor).
Pavilionis took courses at the Sorbonne University of Paris with prof. Algirdas Julius Greimas.