Joaquim Ruyra

In this Catalan name, the first or paternal surname is Ruyra and the second or maternal family name is Oms; both are generally joined by the conjunction "i".
Joaquim Ruyra i Oms
Born(1858-10-27)27 October 1858
Girona, Catalonia
Died15 May 1939(1939-05-15) (aged 80)
Barcelona, Catalonia
OccupationWriter, poet
Notable worksMarines i boscatges, Pinya de rosa, La parada

Joaquim Ruyra i Oms (Catalan pronunciation: [ʒuəˈkim ruˈi.ɾə]; 27 September 1858 – 15 May 1939) was a Catalan short-story writer, poet and translator, considered a key figure in modern Catalan literature and one of the great narrators of the 20th century.[1][2]

Besides his literary work, he was also aware of linguistics and participed in the First International Congress of Catalan Language (1906). In 1918, he entered the Philological Section of the Institut d'Estudis Catalans, the academic institution responsible for standardizing the Catalan language, where he collaborated with Pompeu Fabra and others in the making of a unified linguistic system.

  1. ^ "Joaquim Ruyra i Oms". Enciclopèdia Catalana (in Catalan). Retrieved 3 May 2020.
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