Pompeu Fabra

Pompeu Fabra i Poch (Catalan pronunciation: [pumˈpɛw ˈfaβɾə]; Gràcia, Barcelona, 20 February 1868 – Prada de Conflent, 25 December 1948) was a Catalan engineer and grammarian from Spain. He was the main author of the normative reform of contemporary Catalan language.

This article is about the Catalan grammarian. For the university, see Pompeu Fabra University.
In this Catalan name, the first or paternal surname is Fabra and the second or maternal family name is Poch.
Pompeu Fabra
Pompeu Fabra in 1917
Born(1868-02-20)20 February 1868
Gràcia, Barcelona, Spain
Died25 December 1948(1948-12-25) (aged 80)
Prada de Conflent, France
NationalitySpanish
Occupation(s)professor, engineer and linguist
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