Francesc de Borja Moll i Casasnovas

Francesc de Borja Moll Casanovas (10 October 1903 – 18 February 1991) was a Catalan linguist, philologist and editor from Menorca.

In his book Els meus primers trenta anys he states that both his mother and father, together with his godmother and brother were the most important figures in his life.

Between 1908 and 1911, he learnt to read and write with his teacher, Miquel Villalonga, and he began to learn basic drawing skills.

In 1912 he enrolled in a school of theology in Cituadella de Menorca and he began his studies; he focused on the humanities and specialised in Latin.

Although he didn't study at university, the collaboration with Anthony Alcover allowed him to meet German linguists such as Meyer Lübke, Leo Spitzer and Bernhard Schädel.

The strong personality of his teacher, who played an important role in his Catalan studies, caused a lot of problems with other linguists, in fact he almost discredited the launch of the Catalan-Valencian-Balearic dictionary.