Txillardegi
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José Luis Álvarez Enparantza (27 September 1929 – 14 January 2012), better known by his pseudonym Txillardegi, was a Basque linguist, politician, and writer. He was born and raised in the Basque Country, and although he did not learn the Basque language until the age of 17, he later came to be considered one of the most influential figures in Basque nationalism and culture in the second half of the 20th century. He was one of the founders of ETA, but in 1967 he left because he did not agree with its political line.
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Txillardegi, born José Luis Álvarez Emparanza in 1929 in San Sebastián, was a Spanish linguist, writer, politician, and university teacher. He died in 2012. He wrote in Basque and Spanish and was influenced by Jean-Paul Sartre and Albert Camus. His notable work includes Standard Basque. Other works include *Lingua navarrorum*, *Euskararen aldeko borrokan*, *Toponimia Navarra. IX. Tafalla*, and *Gertakarien Lekuko*.
He was a member of the Basque Socialist Party, Herri Batasuna, and Aralar Party. He was also associated with Udako Euskal Unibertsitatea and Euskadi Ta Askatasuna. He taught at the University of the Basque Country, University of Deusto, and Bordeaux Montaigne University. He was educated at the University of the Basque Country. He worked in San Sebastián. His pseudonyms included El Liberador, Harrizbikieta, Igara, Larresoro, and Usako.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 19
Top works
- Toponimia Navarra. IX. Tafalla
- Euskararen aldeko borrokan
- Horretaz
- Euskal gramatika
- Euskal Herria helburu
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Key facts
- Writer.name
- Txillardegi
- Writer.image
- Txillardegi DaniBlanco Argia.jpg
- Writer.caption
- Txillardegi in 2008
- Writer.birth_name
- José Luis Álvarez Enparantza
- Writer.birth_place
- San Sebastián (Donostia), Spain
- Writer.death_place
- San Sebastián (Donostia), Spain
- Writer.occupation
- Linguist, politician, and writer
- Writer.language
- Basque
- Writer.genre
- Novel, Essay
- Writer.subject
- Standard Basque, Basque nationalism
- Writer.notableworks
- Leturiaren egunkari ezkutua (1957)Huntaz eta hartaz (1965)Hizkuntza eta pentsakera (1972)Euskal Herria helburu (1994)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Álvarez
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Spain
- Place of birth
- San Sebastián
- Employer
- Bordeaux Montaigne University
- Political party
- Aralar Party
- Languages spoken
- Spanish
- Image
- Txillardegi DaniBlanco Argia.jpg
- Work location
- San Sebastián
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- date of birth
- 1929-09-27
- date of death
- 2012-01-14
- birth name
- José Luis Álvarez Emparanza
- pseudonym
- El Liberador
- name in native language
- Jose Luis Alvarez Enparantza
- influenced by
- Albert Camus
- Commons category
- Txillardegi
- member of
- Euskadi Ta Askatasuna
- nickname
- txillargi
- writing language
- Basque
- P12749
- Charax
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- Literary and academic work
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José Luis Álvarez Enparantza (27 September 1929 – 14 January 2012), better known by his pseudonym Txillardegi, was a Basque linguist, politician, and writer. He was born and raised in the Basque Country, and although he did not learn the Basque language until the age of 17, he later came to be considered one of the most influential figures in Basque nationalism and culture in the second half of the 20th century. He was one of the founders of ETA, but in 1967 he left because he did not agree with its political line.
== Literary and academic work == Álvarez Enparantza (the maternal surname was sometimes Hispanicised as Emparanza) studied engineering at the University of Bilbao, and linguistics at the University of Paris. In 1957, he became a corresponding member of the Euskaltzaindia (Academia de la Lengua Vasca, Academy of the Basque Language), which adopted most of his proposals on the orthography and morphology of Standard Basque. In 1993 he became a member of its Commission on Pronunciation. His name was put forward twice to become a full member of the Euskaltzaindia but he was turned down for political reasons. When he was going to be proposed for a third time, he himself turned down the proposal.
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