George Mifsud Chircop

George Mifsud Chircop (born in Malta on 28 June 1951; died in Malta on 19 December 2007) was a Maltese linguist. Dr. Mifsud Chircop also studied the folklore and ethnography of his native land. One of his specialties was the Maltese song genre għana. The Maltese National Book Council was quoted in the Independent as saying, “Dr Gorg Mifsud Chircop definitely served his country well and deserves the nation’s praise.”

External links

Grixti, Alfred 2007 "Maltese Language Loses One of Its Greats -- George Mifsud Chircop," MalteseStar Issue 506 (December 20).
http://www.independent.com.mt/news.asp?newsitemid=62321

http://www.folklore.ee/folklore/vol38/mifsud.pdf http://www.abc.net.au/rn/features/wounding_song/02.htm http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/intothemusic/the-wounding-song/3334354

Publications

(ed.) The Ritual Year—Proceedings.
Temprinu u Temprina 1-6
Cosolina
Gahan

References

Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 63495617 ISNI: 0000 0001 1947 5354 BNF: cb14531151m (data)

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