Julio Dieguez Gonzalez

Julio Dieguez Gonzalez is a Professor at the Department of Galician Philology, Faculty of Philology, University of Santiago de Compostela. His research focuses on medieval onomastics, historical linguistics, and analysis of notarial documents from the Late Middle Ages in Galician and Portuguese regions. He is affiliated with the GRAALL research group (Group for the Analysis of Linguistic and Literary Aspects in the Lusophone Region).

• Education: PhD from University of Santiago de Compostela (2001), thesis directed by Dr. Jose Luis Rodriguez Fernandez

Research interests include the linguistic evolution of patronymics in medieval notarial records, comparative studies between Galician and Portuguese philology, and the sociohistorical context of document production. His work bridges historical linguistics with cultural studies of the Iberian Peninsula.

Publications include a seminal doctoral thesis analyzing patronymic patterns in 13th-15th century documents, foundational for understanding regional linguistic identity in Galicia and Portugal.

Lab/Team Affiliation: Active member of the GRAALL group, collaborating on projects related to Lusophone cultural heritage and linguistic diversity.