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Pompeu Fabra
AuthorBooks · Second hand1868-1948
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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About Pompeu Fabra
Birth
1868
Death
1948
First book
1891
Years writing
135
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.
Pompeu Fabra was a multifaceted figure who combined his engineering background with an inexhaustible passion for philology.
He is recognized worldwide as the architect of the modern Catalan language thanks to his rigorous orthographic rules.
His masterpiece, the General Dictionary of the Catalan Language, remains a fundamental pillar for the study of this language.
Beyond literature, Fabra was a sports enthusiast who practiced tennis with great dedication.
Born in the Gràcia district, his academic legacy has left an indelible mark on Catalan culture and linguistics.
