Manuel Alvar
Spanish linguist, historian (1923–2001) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Manuel Alvar (July 8, 1923 - August 13, 2001) was a Spanish linguist, historian, and university professor who specialized in the study of dialectology and philology of the Spanish language. Throughout his career, Alvar oversaw and influenced the creation of many Spanish linguistic atlases; maps which recorded speech variations in a given geographical area. He served as Director of the Real Academia Española for four years and was a member of language academies throughout Europe and Latin America.[1]
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Born | (1923-07-08)8 July 1923 |
Died | 13 August 2001(2001-08-13) (aged 78) Madrid, Spain |
Resting place | Chinchón, Spain |
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Known for | Spanish dialectologist, Romance language specialist, historian, university professor |
Term | 1988–1991 |
Predecessor | Carlos Clavería |
Successor | Arturo Pérez-Reverte |
Spouse | Elena Ezquerra |
Children | 7 |
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Seat T of the Real Academia Española | |
In office 7 December 1975 – 13 August 2001 | |
Preceded by | Carlos Clavería Lizana [es] |
Succeeded by | Arturo Pérez-Reverte |
Director of the Real Academia Española | |
In office 1 December 1988 – December 1991 | |
Preceded by | Rafael Lapesa |
Succeeded by | Fernando Lázaro Carreter |
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