What is Curt Wittlin?
'''Curt Wittlin''' (13 April 1941 &ndash; 23 September 2019) was a [[Swiss]] [[philology|philologist]]. He was an expert of [[medieval]] [[Catalan language|Catalan]] language and [[Catalan literature|literature]]. In 1997 he became a member of the [[Institute of Catalan Studies]] and from 1990 to 1993 he was president of the [[North American Catalan Society]]. Wittlin was born in [[Basel]], Switzerland. He died on 23 September 2019 in [[Tortosa]], Spain at the age of 78.<ref>[https://blocs.mesvilaweb.cat/emigdi/?p=268942 El meu Curt Wittlin (1)] {{in lang|ca}}</ref> ==Works== * ''Lo llibre de les dones d'[[Francesc Eiximenis|Eiximenis]]'' (1980) with F. Naccarato * ''Repertori d'expressions multinominals i de grups de sinònims en traduccions catalanes antigues'' ([[Lluis Nicolau d'Olwer]] price, 1989) * ''La geometria secreta del tapís de Girona'' in [[Revista de Girona]], 1991 * ''De la traducció literal a la creació literària'' ([[Serra d'Or]] prize 1996) * ''Entorn de les edicions de textos medievals'' in [[Estudis Romànics]], 2004 ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== * {{in lang|en}} [http://awards.usask.ca/faculty/recipients/wittlin.php Biography in the University of Saskatchewan website]. * {{in lang|fr}} [http://www.idref.fr/028329600 Wittlin's works] * {{in lang|ca}} [http://www.enciclopedia.cat/enciclop%C3%A8dies/gran-enciclop%C3%A8dia-catalana/EC-GEC-0072338.xml?s.q=curt+wittlin#.UexNr21ZiqA Article about Wittlin in the Great Catalan Encyclopedia] {{bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Wittlin, Curt}} [[Category:1941 births]] [[Category:2019 deaths]] [[Category:Writers from Basel]] [[Category:Swiss academics]] [[Category:Linguists]]