Josep Ullastra
Josep Ullastra (born April 25, 1690 in Banyoles , † April 8, 1762 in Peralada ) was a Spanish cleric, Catalan and grammarian.
life and work
Ullastra was a doctor of theology and dean in Peralada . From 1743 to 1753 he wrote the first grammar of the Catalan language . It remained a long manuscript and was not printed until 1980.
Works
- Grammatica cathalána, ed. by Montserrat Anguera, Barcelona 1980 (Diss. Barcelona 1976)
literature
- Peter Swiggers, 17. History of grammars and linguistic teachings of Romance languages, in: Lexikon der Romance Linguistik (LRL) I, 1, ed. by Günter Holtus, Michael Metzeltin and Christian Schmitt, Tübingen 2001, pp. 476–532 (here: 495–496)
Web links
- http://turaris.net/ca/publicacions/articles_10/s_biografies_3/josep-ullastre--escriptor-eclesiastic-insigne-humanista-i-teoleg_118 (short biography, Catalan)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ullastra, Josep |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ullastre, Joseph; Ullastre, Josep |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Spanish cleric, Catalanist and grammarian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 25, 1690 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Banyoles |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 8, 1762 |
| Place of death | Peralada |