- Carlos Gagini
Carlos Gagini (
march 15 ,1865 –march 31 ,1925 ) was a Costa Rican intellectual, philologistwriter ,esperantist andlinguist .He was born in Costa Rica, in a family of Swiss derivation.He was a significant figure in
linguistics andliterature in Costa Rica.His work in language studies formed the basis for a large part ofCosta Rican academic exploration during the twentieth century.He published many works about education, grammar, and anthropology.
In literature, he supported the national character of Costa Rican writing, in contrast to other authors who looked to European models for inspiration. As a strong defender of national identity and independence, he wrote a novel which criticized imperialism.
In 2001, on the 75th anniversary of his death, in the faculty of Arts and Letters of the
University of Costa Rica , an esperanto memorial was inaugerated in his memory.Bibliography
Works by Gagini
* "Diccionario de Barbarimos y Provincialismos de Costa Rica" (1892).
* "Ensayo Lexicográfico sobre la Lengua Térraba" (1892).
* "Chamarasca" (1898)
* "Diccionario de Costarriqueñismos" (1919).
* "Erizo : novela histórica"
* "El árbol enfermo"
* "Redemptions : a Costa Rican novel" translated by E. Bradford Burns (1985)Biography
*"Carlos Gagini. Presentado por Lilia Ramos y Mariana de Silva." (1972)
* "Al través de mi vida" (1961)External links
* [http://www.guiascostarica.com/gagini/gagini.htm Carlos Gagini] es icon
* [http://www.archive.org/search.php?query=creator%3A%22Gagini%2C%20Carlos%2C%201865-%22 Works by Gagini at the Internet Archive]Reference
*This article incorporates text translated from the corresponding Esperanto Wikipedia article as of Jul. 20, 2007.
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