(Ciutadella, 1903 - Palma de Majorca, 1991)
 
Studying humanities, philosophy and theology at the seminary of Minorca from 1912 to 1920, Francesc de Borja Moll i Casasnovas worked as a linguist and publisher and was based in Majorca where he devoted himself to the Diccionari català-valencià-balear. His time was devoted between carrying out dialectal surveys and collaborating in the Bolletí del Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana. In 1931 he published Ortografia mallorquina segons les Normes de l'Institut. After Alcover’s death, he entered into a different phase of understanding with the Institut d'Estudis Catalans, purporting a more rigorous criterion to the Diccionari. He founded the library Les Illes d'Or in 1934, which was the birth of the “Editorial Moll”. However, his works at the publishing house were quickly disrupted by the civil war, and it wasn’t until 1941 that he resumed activities and the drafting of the Diccionari. He was a tireless worker, who devoted his life to study; hidden away from public and political life. He carried out very important works in the dissemination of Catalan culture in Majorca, which included: symposiums, classes, grammar, rules, linguistic articles, and the founding of the Obra Cultural Balear [Balearic Cultural Association] (1962).
 
In addition to his many articles on linguistics and folklore, Moll published Gramática histórica catalana in 1952. He later published Els llinatges catalans (1959) and Un home de combat (Mossèn Alcover) (1962). He published the first volume of his memoires in 1970 entitled Els meus primers trenta anys (1903-1934) and the second volume in 1975 called Els altres quaranta anys. He was awarded the title of Doctor Honoris Causa by the Universities of Basel and Barcelona (1976), Palma de Majorca (1983), Valencia (1984), etc. He was also a member of the Institut d'Estudis Catalans and vice-chancellor of Estudi General Lul·lià.  He also received several prizes and awards: Premi d'Honor de les Lletres Catalanes, in 1971; Ossian Prize of the Federal Republic of Germany, in 1978; and the gold medal from the Generalitat de Catalunya [Government of Catalonia], in 1983, amongst others.
 

UOC. Noms propis: Francesc de Borja Moll
 
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