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Francesc de Borja Moll i Casasnovas

Catalan linguist, philologist and editor

Francesc de Borja Moll Casanovas (10 October 1903 – 18 February 1991) was a Catalan linguist, philologist and editor from Menorca. He wrote many books on the Catalan language and its varieties spoken on the Balearic Islands.²

From Wikipedia’s article on Francesc de Borja Moll i Casasnovas (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Oct 10, 1903, died Feb 18, 1991.¹

About

He was also the main collaborator with Father Antoni Maria Alcover in his Diccionari català-valencià-balear (Catalan-Valencian-Balearic Dictionary).

From Wikipedia’s article on Francesc de Borja Moll i Casasnovas, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.²

Companies

Editorial MollFounder¹⁴

Career

Occupation: philologist, Romanist, writer, philosopher, linguist, university teacher.⁷

Since 1934Founder⁶
Date not recordedWorked at University of the Balearic Islands³
Date not recordedFounded Obra Cultural Balear⁴
Date not recordedFounded Editorial Moll⁵

Known for: Catalan-Valencian-Balear dictionary.⁸

Personal life

BornOct 10, 1903, Ciutadella⁹
DiedFeb 18, 1991, Palma¹⁰
CitizenshipSpain¹¹

Awards

1984honorary doctor of the University of Valencia^{12 13}
1983Gold Medal of the Balearic Islands Community¹²
1983Gold Medal of the Generalitat of Catalonia¹²
1971Premi d'Honor de les Lletres Catalanes¹²
Date not recordedhonorary doctorate of Barcelona University¹²
Date not recordedhonorary doctorate of the University of Basel¹²
Date not recordedhonorary doctorate of the University of the Balearic Islands¹²

Sources

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WikidataFrancesc de Borja Moll i Casasnovas on Wikidata
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WikipediaFrancesc de Borja Moll i Casasnovas on Wikipedia
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WikidataFrancesc de Borja Moll i Casasnovas: Worked at University of the Balearic Islands, on Wikidata
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WikidataFrancesc de Borja Moll i Casasnovas: Founded Obra Cultural Balear, on Wikidata
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WikidataFrancesc de Borja Moll i Casasnovas: Founded Editorial Moll, on Wikidata
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WikidataFrancesc de Borja Moll i Casasnovas: Founder, on Wikidata
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WikidataFrancesc de Borja Moll i Casasnovas: occupation, on Wikidata
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WikidataFrancesc de Borja Moll i Casasnovas: notable work, on Wikidata
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WikidataFrancesc de Borja Moll i Casasnovas: place of birth, on Wikidata
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WikidataFrancesc de Borja Moll i Casasnovas: place of death, on Wikidata
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WikidataFrancesc de Borja Moll i Casasnovas: citizenship, on Wikidata
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WikidataFrancesc de Borja Moll i Casasnovas: award, on Wikidata
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Wikidataaward, as reported
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WikidataEditorial Moll, Founder
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Wikimedia CommonsFrancesc de Borja Moll i Casasnovas photo by Generalitat de Catalunya, Departament de la Presidència, Attribution