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Pompeu Fabra

Catalan linguist (1868-1948) · Spain · On the map · Academics · Died at 80

Pompeu Fabra i Poch was a Catalan engineer, linguist, and grammarian. He was the main author of the normative reform of the contemporary Catalan language and is considered the father of modern Catalan grammar. The Pompeu Fabra University in Barcelona is named after him.

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Honorary Doctor of the University of Toulouse1945

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Country
Spain
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1868 to 1948 · aged 80