Txomin Peillen Karrikaburu (17 November 1932 – 9 December 2022) was a French writer, linguist, and biologist.
Biography
Born into a family originally from
Soule
Soule (Basque language, Basque: Zuberoa; Zuberoan/ Soule Basque: Xiberoa or Xiberua; Occitan language, Occitan: ''Sola'') is a former viscounty and France, French Provinces of France, province and part of the present-day Pyrénées-Atlantiques ...
, Peillen was born in
Montmartre
Montmartre ( , ) is a large hill in Paris's northern 18th arrondissement. It is high and gives its name to the surrounding district, part of the Right Bank. The historic district established by the City of Paris in 1995 is bordered by Rue Ca ...
in the
18th arrondissement of Paris
The 18th arrondissement of Paris (''XVIIIe arrondissement'') is one of the 20 arrondissements of the capital city of France. In spoken French, this arrondissement is referred to as ''dix-huitième''.
The arrondissement, known as Butte-Montmartr ...
to Joannes and Maddalen. While attending secondary school in
Paris
Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. S ...
, he taught
Basque
Basque may refer to:
* Basques, an ethnic group of Spain and France
* Basque language, their language
Places
* Basque Country (greater region), the homeland of the Basque people with parts in both Spain and France
* Basque Country (autonomous co ...
at the . He earned a doctorate in Basque studies alongside and was a professor of Basque philology in
Bayonne
Bayonne (; eu, Baiona ; oc, label= Gascon, Baiona ; es, Bayona) is a city in Southwestern France near the Spanish border. It is a commune and one of two subprefectures in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine re ...
.
Peillen was a fierce activist of Basque culture as a member of the
Euskaltzaindia
Euskaltzaindia (; often translated Royal Academy of the Basque Language) is the official academic language regulatory institution which watches over the Basque language. It conducts research, seeks to protect the language, and establishes stand ...
and the
Basque Studies Society
The ''Basque Studies Society'' ( eu , Eusko Ikaskuntza; '' 'EI-SEV' '') is a scientific-cultural institution created in 1918 by the Provincial Councils of Álava, Vizcaya, Guipúzcoa and Navarra a stable and lasting resource to develop the Basqu ...
, for which he earned the in 2009. In total, he wrote 43 books, 39 of which were in Basque, three in French, and one in Spanish. Throughout his life, he lived in Bayonne and
Cambo-les-Bains
Cambo-les-Bains (; eu, Kanbo) is a town in the traditional Basque province of Labourd, now in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France. It lies on the south-western bank of the river Nive. Cambo-les-Bains station has rail c ...
on 9 December 2022, at the age of 90.
Publications
Books
In Basque
*''Gauaz ibiltzen dana'' (1967)
*''Itzal Gorria, 1966 urteko Domingo Agirre Saria'' (1972)
*''Igela: euskaldun heterodoxoen errebista'' (1979)
*''Eliza doneskaiñak, pagan ohitura ta sineste baten ondakina: XVII. mendetik XX. raiño'' (1980)
*''Petiri "Agurgarria" Cluñy-koa napar-euskaldun sineste baten jakile'' (1980)
*''Xaguxarra: literatur aldizkaria'' (1980)
*''Bela-ko zaldunaren Zuberotar hiztegia: XVIII : men-dean'' (1983)
*''Oreina eta gizoreina literaturgintzan eta edergintzan'' (1983)
*''Urdaitx-etik Santa Graziraino berzokoratu herria'' (1985)
*''Euskal antzertia: le théâtre basque'' (1987)
*''Euskalki literarioak'' (1992)
*''Itzal gorria'' (2000)
*''Ehiza eta zepoka: (zuberoako basabürüan)'' (2002)
*''Euskaldun etorkinak Ameriketan'' (2003)
*''Mende joanaz'' (2003)
*''Abd El Kader: olerkia'' (2006)
*''Joanes Leizarraga: vida y obra'' (2007)
*''Jende ederrak lanean: (who's who?)'' (2008)
*''Biziaren hiztegiaz'' (2009)
In French
*''Parlons euskara : la langue des Basques'' (1995)
*''Les emprunts de la langue basque à l'occitan de Gascogne : étude du dialecte souletin de l'euskara'' (1998)
*''Conception du monde et culture basque'' (1998)
In Spanish
*''Poema filosofico manuscrito del siglo XIX'' (1982)
*''El castellano y lo español en la provincia de Sola o Zuberoa'' (1986)
*''Teatro popular europeo'' (1999)
*''Jusef Egiategiren lehen liburia'' (1983)
*''Bizidunak haurren eta helduen heziketan'' (1995)
*''Euskaldunen ingurugiroan (espazioa eta denbora)'' (2001)
*''Bosquejos vasco-uruguayos'' (2003)
*''Baloreak Euskal Herrian eta beste gizarteetan'' (2005)