Pompeu Fabra
Pompeu Fabra | |
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Pompeu Fabra in 1917 | |
| Born | 20 February 1868 |
| Died | 25 December 1948 (aged 80) Prada de Conflent, France |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Education | Industrial engineering in University of Barcelona |
| Occupation(s) | professor, engineer and linguist |
| Known for | Father of modern grammar of the Catalan language |
| Political party | Republican Left of Catalonia |
| Opponent | Francisco Franco |
Pompeu Fabra i Poch (Catalan: [pumˈpɛw ˈfaβɾə]; Gràcia, Barcelona, 20 February 1868 – Prada de Conflent, 25 December 1948) was a Catalan engineer and grammarian. He was the main author of the normative reform of contemporary Catalan language, and is the namesake of Pompeu Fabra University.