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 Majorca, 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 Majorca, Pere Joan Campins i Barceló, appointed him as vicar general of the Diocese of Majorca. He remained in this position until 1916. In 1905, he also obtained the position of magistral canon of the Cathedral of Majorca.[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.
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.
Work
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.
Notes
^"Antoni M. Alcover". escriptors.cat. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
^. Societat d'Onomàstica. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2014-03-17.
^Bruguera, Jordi. "Irene Rocas, Carrer d' - Ajuntament de Palafrugell". www.palafrugell.cat (in Catalan). Retrieved 2022-03-04
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antoni, maria, alcover, sureda, father, also, known, catalan, mossèn, alcover, pronounced, muˈsɛn, əlkuˈve, february, 1862, santa, cirga, manacor, january, 1932, palma, modernist, majorcan, writer, wrote, wide, range, subjects, including, catholic, church, fol. Father Antoni Maria Alcover i Sureda also known in Catalan as Mossen Alcover pronounced muˈsɛn elkuˈve 2 February 1862 in Santa Cirga Manacor 8 January 1932 in Palma was a modernist Majorcan 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 Antoni Maria Alcover i SuredaNative nameMossen AlcoverBorn 1862 02 02 2 February 1862Santa Cirga ManacorDied8 January 1932 1932 01 08 aged 69 Palma MajorcaOccupationparish priestLanguageCatalan SpanishNationalitySpanishNotable worksCatala Valencia Balear Dictionary Contents 1 Biography 2 Work 3 Notes 4 External linksBiography Edit A monument in Manacor Majorca 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 Majorca which he began to publish in 1880 in various journals under the pseudonym Jordi d es Raco 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 Majorca Pere Joan Campins i Barcelo appointed him as vicar general of the Diocese of Majorca He remained in this position until 1916 In 1905 he also obtained the position of magistral canon of the Cathedral of Majorca 1 In 1906 by his initiative and under his presidency the first Congres 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 Catala Valencia 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 Academia de Bones Lletres de Barcelona in Barcelona and directed the publishing of the works of Ramon Llull Work EditHis 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 flexio verbal en els dialectes catalans 4 vols Barcelona Biblioteca Balmes 1929 1933 Antoni M Alcover Aplec de rondaies mallorquines d en Jordi d es Raco 24 vols Palma Moll 1968 1975 Antoni M Alcover Per la llengua ed a cura de Josep Massot i Muntaner Mallorca Barcelona Seccio de Filologia Catalana de la Universitat de Palma Publicacions de l Abadia de Montserrat 1983 Antoni M Alcover Dietari de l excursio filologica 1906 edicio a cura de Francesc de B Moll Barcelona Departament de Cultura de la Generalitat de Catalunya 1983 Diccionari catala valencia balear inventari lexicografic i etimologic de la llengua catalana en totes les seves formes literaries i dialectals work started by Antoni Maria Alcover written by Francesc de B Moll with the collaboration of Manuel Sanchis Guarner and Anna Moll Marques 10 vols Palma Moll 1993 Notes Edit Antoni M Alcover escriptors cat Retrieved 17 March 2014 Antoni Maria Alcover i Sureda Societat d Onomastica Archived from the original on 2015 09 24 Retrieved 2014 03 17 Bruguera Jordi Irene Rocas Carrer d Ajuntament de Palafrugell www palafrugell cat in Catalan Retrieved 2022 03 04External links EditUIB Institucio Alcover Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Antoni Maria Alcover i Sureda amp oldid 1106395082, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
