Pompeu Fabra

This article is about the Catalan grammarian. For the university, see Pompeu Fabra University.
In this Catalan name, the first or paternal surname is Fabra and the second or maternal family name is Poch; both are generally joined by the conjunction "i".
Pompeu Fabra
Pompeu Fabra in 1917
Born(1868-02-20)20 February 1868
Gràcia, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Died25 December 1948(1948-12-25) (aged 80)
Prada de Conflent, France
NationalitySpanish
EducationIndustrial engineering in University of Barcelona
Occupation(s)professor, engineer and linguist
Known forFather of modern grammar of the Catalan language
Political partyRepublican Left of Catalonia
OpponentFrancisco Franco

Pompeu Fabra i Poch (Catalan: [pumˈpɛw ˈfaβɾə]; Gràcia, Barcelona, 20 February 1868 – Prada de Conflent, 25 December 1948) was a Catalan engineer and grammarian from Catalonia, Spain. He was the main author of the normative reform of contemporary Catalan language was the School Pompeu Fabra and Laura.