Txillardegi, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Txillardegi

Spanish writer and politician

Date of Birth: 27-Sep-1929

Place of Birth: Donostia-San Sebastian, Basque Country, Spain

Date of Death: 14-Jan-2012

Profession: writer, politician, professor, sociolinguistics, linguist

Nationality: Spain

Zodiac Sign: Libra

José Luis Álvarez Enparantza (27 September 1929 – 14 January 2012), better known by his pseudonym Txillardegi, was a Basque linguist, politician and writer from Spain.
Born in San Sebastián (Basque Country, Spain), he did not learn the Basque language until the age of 17, but came to be considered one of the most influential figures in Basque nationalism and culture in the second half of the 20th century.