Demetrio Camarda
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 Karmada | |
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Died | 13 March 1882 60) Livorno, Italy | (aged
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
- Elsie, Robert (2010-03-19). Historical Dictionary of Albania. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780810873803.
- Skendi, Stavro (1967). The Albanian national awakening. Princeton: Princeton University Press. pp. 116-117. ISBN 9781400847761.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Encyclopaedia britannica: a dictionary of arts, sciences, literature and ..., by Hugh Chisholm, page 486, eleventh edition, New York 1911 ().
- Saggio di grammatologia comparata sulla lingua albanese, by Demetrio Camarda () and Appendice al saggio di grammatologia comparata sulla lingua albanese, by Demetrio Camarda ().