Fernando Lázaro Carreter

Fernando Lázaro Carreter
Fernando Lázaro Carreter
	Lázaro Carreter in 1994
Born	13 April 1923; Zaragoza, Spain
Died	13 March 2004 (aged 80); Madrid, Spain
Alma mater	Complutense University of Madrid; University of Zaragoza;
Occupations	Linguist, journalist and literary critic
Employers	Complutense University of Madrid; University of Salamanca; Autonomous University of Madrid; Ruprecht Karl University of Heidelberg; University of Texas at Austin; University of Toulouse;
Organization	Colegio Libre de Eméritos;
Seat R of the Real Academia Española
	In office; 11 June 1972 – 13 March 2004
Preceded by	Luis Martínez Kléiser
Succeeded by	Javier Marías
Director of the Real Academia Española
	In office; 5 December 1991 – 2 December 1998
Preceded by	Manuel Alvar
Succeeded by	Víctor García de la Concha

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

Lázaro 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. He was a member, occupying Seat R, of the Royal Spanish Academy (Real Academia Española), the language's official arbiter, from 1972 until his death, and was its president for seven years, 1991–1998. He taught at the Autonomous University of Madrid.

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