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Pompeu Fabra

Born on February 20, 1868

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Pompeu Fabra i Poch (Catalan pronunciation:; 20 February 1868 – 25 December 1948) 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.

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