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Pompeu Fabra was a Catalan linguist who lived from 1868 to 1948 and is known for standardizing the Catalan language through his grammatical and orthographic work. His efforts to establish clear rules for how Catalan should be written and spoken have made him a foundational figure in the modern development of the language.
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Pompeu Fabra i Poch ( Catalan pronunciation: [pumˈpɛw ˈfaβɾə]; 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. The Pompeu Fabra University in Barcelona is named after him.
Fabra was known as the "wise organizer of the Catalan language" for his pioneering work establishing the modern norms of the language.
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