Antoni Maria Alcover i Sureda
Father Antoni Maria Alcover Sureda (Mossèn Alcover, pron; 2 February 1862 – 8 January 1932) was a Mallorcan modernist writer, who wrote on a wide range of subjects including the Catholic Church, folklore and linguistics. He is chiefly associated with efforts to revive interest in the Catalan language and its dialects. Among his works was a Catalan-Valencian-Balearic dictionary.
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Antoni Maria Alcover i Sureda

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- Name
- Antoni Maria Alcover Sureda
- Born
- 2 February 1862
- Birthplace
- Santa Cirga, Manacor
- Died
- 8 January 1932
- Place of death
- Palma de Mallorca, Spain
- Occupation
- parish priest
- Nationality
- Spain
- Known for
- Catalan-Valencian-Balear dictionary · Aplec de Rondalles Mallorquines d'en Jordi des Racó
- Languages
- Catalan · Spanish
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Father Antoni Maria Alcover Sureda (Mossèn Alcover, pron; 2 February 1862 – 8 January 1932) was a Mallorcan modernist writer, who wrote on a wide range of subjects including the Catholic Church, folklore and linguistics. He is chiefly associated with efforts to revive interest in the Catalan language and its dialects. Among his works was a Catalan-Valencian-Balearic dictionary.
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The recorded working language is Catalan and Spanish. Positions recorded include president of the Institut d'Estudis Catalans and President of the Philological Section of the Institute for Catalan Studies. Works named in the authority record are Catalan-Valencian-Balear dictionary and Aplec de Rondalles Mallorquines d'en Jordi des Racó.
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• Name — Antoni Maria Alcover Sureda • Native Name — Mossèn Alcover • Born — 2 February 1862 • Birthplace — Santa Cirga, Manacor • Died — 8 January 1932 • Place of death — Palma de Mallorca, Spain • Occupation — parish priest • Language — Catalan; Spanish • Notable Works — Català-Valencià-Balear Dictionary
Biography
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• Illustration — A monument in Manacor, Mallorca Alcover was born in Santa Cirga, a small territory between Manacor and Porto Cristo, the son of laborers. After studying Latin and classics he moved at the age of 15 to Palma de Mallorca, where he continued his studies in seminary. He became quickly known as a stubborn polemicist. Although his first literary efforts were in Spanish, he turned to the Catalan language after 1879. From this date, he undertook to collect the fables and folklore of Mallorca, which he began to publish in 1880 in various journals under the pseudonym Jordi d'es Racó. This collection is composed by around 430 folk-fables, which have been translated to several languages including English. In 1886, he was ordained and became the parish priest for Manacor. In 1888 he became a professor of ecclesiastical history at the seminary in Palma. In 1898, the new bishop of Mallorca, Pere Joan Campins i Barceló, appointed him as vicar general of the Diocese of Mallorca. He remained in this position until 1916. In 1905, he also obtained the position of magistral canon of the Cathedral of Mallorca.[1] In 1906, by his initiative and under his presidency, the first Congrés Internacional de la Llengua Catalana (International Congress of the Catalan Language) was held. He was named president of the philological branch of the Institute for Catalan Studies, a position which quickly ended after a furious dispute with other members of the institute. His magnum opus was the Català-Valencià-Balear Dictionary, which he did not live to see completed. It was finished by his collaborator Francesc de Borja i Moll and the Catalan folklorist and lexicographer Irene Rocas i Romaguera.[2][3] Among other responsibilities, he was the correspondent of the Acadèmia de Bones Lletres de Barcelona in Barcelona and directed the publishing of the works of Ramon Llull.
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His literary work focused on linguistic research, history, popular customs and folklore collections, various biographies, travel narratives and a novel. • Antoni M. Alcover i Francesc de B. Moll, La flexió verbal en els dialectes catalans, 4 vols., Barcelona, Biblioteca Balmes, 1929–1933. • Antoni M. Alcover, Aplec de rondaies mallorquines d'en Jordi d'es Racó, 24 vols., Palma, Moll, 1968–1975. • Antoni M. Alcover, Per la llengua, ed. a cura de Josep Massot i Muntaner, Mallorca-Barcelona, Secció de Filologia Catalana de la Universitat de Palma-Publicacions de l'Abadia de Montserrat, 1983. • Antoni M. Alcover, Dietari de l'excursió filològica (1906), edició a cura de Francesc de B. Moll, Barcelona, Departament de Cultura de la Generalitat de Catalunya, 1983. • Diccionari català-valencià-balear: inventari lexicogràfic i etimològic de la llengua catalana en totes les seves formes literàries i dialectals, work started by Antoni Maria Alcover, written by Francesc de B. Moll, with the collaboration of Manuel Sanchis Guarner and Anna Moll Marquès, 10 vols., Palma, Moll, 1993.
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1862
Antoni Maria Alcover i Sureda born at Manacor.
1929
Capella de la Pedra Sagrada is dated 1929.
1932
Antoni Maria Alcover i Sureda died at Palma.
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- 3.Bruguera, Jordi. "Irene Rocas, Carrer d' - Ajuntament de Palafrugell". www.palafrugell.cat (in Catalan). Retrieved 2022-03-04
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He also worked under the name Jordi des Racó. The authorities additionally record the heading Antoni Maria Alcover. His recorded languages were Catalan and Spanish. His recorded confession was Catholicism. Recorded positions include president of the Institut d'Estudis Catalans and President of the Philological Section of the Institute for Catalan Studies. He belonged to Philological Section of the Institute for Catalan Studies. Work and production. Works recorded as notable number 2: Catalan-Valencian-Balear dictionary and Aplec de Rondalles Mallorquines d'en Jordi des Racó. Recorded as linguist, writer, architect, romanist and lexicographer.
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Capella de la Pedra Sagrada
1929
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