Berta Elena Vidal de Battini
Berta Elena Vidal de Battini (10 July 1900 — 19 May 1984) was an Argentine linguist, educationalist, writer and folklorist, whose life achievement is 10-volume selection of the "Argentinian Folk Tales and Legends". Biography. Berta de Battini was born in 1900 in San Luis, Argentina. She attended primary and secondary school in her home town. Then, she obtained PhD in University of Buenos Aires. Later, she worked as educationalist in the field of Spanish Philology and Argentine Folklore at her alma mater. Her scientific research started under the rule of Amado Alonso, during her scientific  career she realized many trips throughout Argentina, as well Europe. de Battini's main projects were "Determinación de las regiones folklóricas del país y su contenido cultural" (The Determination of country lore regions and its cultural meaning) and "El español en la Argentina. El léxico" (The Argentine Spanish. Lexis.). Berta Elena Vidal de Battini died in 1984. Selected works. Fiction and Folklore: Scientific investigations: