Ladin language
In 1988 representatives from the Dolomite Ladins gave Heinrich Schmid the task of also creating a common written format of the Ladin language. Schmid accepted this challenge and produced the publication entitled ("Guidelines for the Development of a Common Written Language for the Dolomite Ladins"). However, he did not live to see the Italian publication of this fundamental work, as he died of a heart attack in February 1999.