Francis Ebejer

Marco Galea (University of Malta)
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Francis Ebejer was born in the British colony of Malta in 1925, at the height of the language question, a long-drawn-out political issue about which language should have legal status on the islands, where Maltese was spoken, Italian had a strong foothold among the professional classes, and the British colonizers had been making attempts at anglicizing the population for nearly half a century. His parents were both school teachers, and his father in particular was a pioneer in establishing a standardized orthography of the Maltese language. As a result of these circumstances, Ebejer was fluent in all three languages, and his first job was as interpreter to the British troops working with Italian war prisoners in North Africa. After the War he started teaching in State schools, and was soon…

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Citation: Galea, Marco. "Francis Ebejer". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 30 June 2008 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=1382, accessed 28 March 2024.]

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