Fernando Lázaro Carreter
Lárazo Carreter in 1994
Born(1923-04-13)13 April 1923
Zaragoza, Spain
Died13 March 2004(2004-03-13) (aged 80)
Madrid, Spain
Alma mater
Occupation(s)Linguist, journalist and literary critic
Employers
Organization
  • Colegio Libre de Eméritos
Seat R of the Real Academia Española
In office
11 June 1972[lower-alpha 1] – 13 March 2004
Preceded byLuis Martínez Kléiser
Succeeded byJavier Marías
Director of the Real Academia Española
In office
5 December 1991 – 2 December 1998
Preceded byManuel Alvar
Succeeded byVíctor García de la Concha

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

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,[1] and was its president for seven years, 1991–1998.[2] He taught at the Autonomous University of Madrid.

He died on 4 March 2004 in Madrid at aged 80 from a multiple organ failure.[3]

Notes

  1. ↑ Elected on 13 January 1972

References

  1. ↑ "Fernando Lázaro Carreter - letra R". Real Academia Española (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 May 2023.
  2. ↑ "Muere Fernando Lázaro Carreter, ex director de la Real Academia Española". Libertad Digital (in Spanish). 4 March 2004. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  3. ↑ Mora, Rosa (5 March 2004). "Muere Lázaro Carreter, el maestro del español". El País (in Spanish). Madrid: Prisa. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
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