Demetrio Camarda

Demetrio Camarda (Arbërisht: Dhimitër Kamarda; 22 October 1821, in Piana degli Albanesi – 13 March 1882, in Livorno) was an Arbëreshë linguist, patriot of the Arbëreshë, and publisher of Albanian folklore, with scientific knowledge also in the field of Indo-European linguistics.[1]

Demetrio Camarda
Dhimitër Karmada
Born(1821-10-22)22 October 1821
Piana degli Albanesi, Palermo, Sicily
Died13 March 1882(1882-03-13) (aged 60)
Livorno, Italy

Camarda, along with Girolamo De Rada were the main two initiators of the Italo-Albanian (Arbëreshë) cultural movement in Italy during the second half of the 19th century.[2] He was the follower of the literary work already performed by Jeronim De Rada.[3] His main work, Test of Comparative Grammar on Albanian Language is the first scientific work of comparative historic study on the topic.[4][2] He made an important contribution with the publication of The Albanian general alphabet in 1869.

References
  1. Elsie, Robert (2010-03-19). Historical Dictionary of Albania. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780810873803.
  2. Skendi, Stavro (1967). The Albanian national awakening. Princeton: Princeton University Press. pp. 116–117. ISBN 9781400847761.
  3. Encyclopaedia britannica: a dictionary of arts, sciences, literature and ..., by Hugh Chisholm, page 486, eleventh edition, New York 1911 ().
  4. Saggio di grammatologia comparata sulla lingua albanese, by Demetrio Camarda () and Appendice al saggio di grammatologia comparata sulla lingua albanese, by Demetrio Camarda ().


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