Summary
Demetrio Camarda (Arbërisht: Dhimitër Kamarda; 22 October 1821, in Piana degli Albanesi – 13 March 1882, in Livorno) was an Arbëreshë linguist, patriot of the Arbëreshë, and publisher of Albanian folklore, with scientific knowledge also in the field of Indo-European linguistics.[1]
Demetrio Camarda | |
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Dhimitër Kamarda | |
| Born | 22 October 1821 |
| Died | 13 March 1882 (aged 60) Livorno, Italy |
Camarda, along with Girolamo De Rada were the main two initiators of the Italo-Albanian (Arbëreshë) cultural movement in Italy during the second half of the 19th century.[2] He was the follower of the literary work already performed by Jeronim De Rada.[3] His main work, Test of Comparative Grammar on Albanian Language is the first scientific work of comparative historic study on the topic.[4][2] He made an important contribution with the publication of The Albanian general alphabet in 1869.
References edit
- ^ Elsie, Robert (2010-03-19). Historical Dictionary of Albania. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780810873803.
- ^ a b Skendi, Stavro (1967). The Albanian national awakening. Princeton: Princeton University Press. pp. 116–117. ISBN 9781400847761.
- ^ The Encyclopædia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and General Information. Encyclopedia Britannica Company. 1910. p. 486.
- ^ Saggio di grammatologia comparata sulla lingua albanese, by Demetrio Camarda ([1]) and Appendice al saggio di grammatologia comparata sulla lingua albanese, by Demetrio Camarda ([[iarchive:appendicealsagg00camagoog|]]).