Geraldo Lapenda

Geraldo Lapenda
Born
Geraldo Calábria Lapenda

(1925-12-06)December 6, 1925
Nazaré da Mata
DiedDecember 19, 2004(2004-12-19) (aged 79)
Recife
OccupationLinguist
Academic work
InstitutionsFederal University of Pernambuco
Main interestsIndigenous languages of South America

Geraldo Calábria Lapenda (December 6, 1925, in Nazaré da Mata – December 19, 2004, in Recife) was a Brazilian philologist and university professor.

Lapenda is known for his extensive work on the indigenous languages of South America. He spent decades teaching at the Federal University of Pernambuco.

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