Patxi Goenaga, a linguist, professor and emeritus member of Euskaltzaindia and author of numerous articles on grammar and syntax of the Basque language, died this Friday in Vitoria at the age of 78.
Patxi Goenaga, a linguist, professor and emeritus member of Euskaltzaindia and author of numerous articles on grammar and syntax of the Basque language, died this Friday in Vitoria at the age of 78.
Patxi Goenaga (Azpeitia, 1948 - Gasteiz, 2026) emeritus Basque scholar passed away this Friday at the age of 78. He had a doctorate in Basque Philology – so...
He had a doctorate in Basque Philology. He was a professor at the University of the Basque Country for many years. He conducted most of his research in the fields of grammar and syntax of Basque. He was also secretary of the Basque Academy and deputy minister for linguistic policy of the Basque Government.