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 ==