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Jože Toporišič

Slovene linguist (1926-2014) · Slovenia · On the map · Academics · Died at 88

Jože Toporišič was a Slovene linguist. He was the author of the most influential Slovene scientific grammar of the second half of the 20th century, a member of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts, and coauthor of the Academy's Slovene Normative Guide.

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Awards

Order of Freedom of the Republic of Slovenia
Boris Kidrič Fund award
Zois award

About this person

In this position, he transformed the linguistic section of the academy into the central regulatory authority for codification of Slovene.

Country
Slovenia
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1926 to 2014 · aged 88