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Fernando Lázaro Carreter (Zaragoza, April 13, 1923 — March 4, 2004, in Madrid) was a Spanish linguist, journalist and literary critic.

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Fernando Lázaro Carreter
Fernando Lárazo Carreter in 1994
Born	(1923-04-13)April 13, 1923 Zaragoza
Died	March 13, 2004(2004-03-13) (aged 80) Madrid
Alma mater	Universidad de Madrid Universidad de Zaragoza
Occupation	Linguist, journalist and literary critic
Employer	Universidad Complutense de Madrid Universidad de Salamanca Universidad Autónoma de Madrid Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg University of Texas at Austin Université de Toulouse
Organization	Colegio Libre de Eméritos Real Academia Española

Carreter worked to improve the way the Spanish language is spoken and written, and penned the hugely popular 1997 book El Dardo en la Palabra (The Dart in the Word), a collection of articles he wrote on linguistic gaffes in the media. Lázaro Carreter was a member, occupying the Seat "R", of the prestigious Royal Spanish Academy (Real Academia Española), the language's official referee, from 1972 until his death, and was its president for seven years, 1991-1998.[1] He taught at the Autonomous University of Madrid.

He died on 4 March 2004 in Madrid at aged 80 from a multiple organ failure.[2]

References

External links

•  Biography portal
•  Spanish Wikiquote has quotations related to: Fernando Lázaro Carreter
• Fernando Lázaro Carreter at Find a Grave

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