9 8 1 – 1 9 8 5 ), ▁Director ▁of ▁the ▁Co leg io ▁Tr iling ü e ▁of ▁Sal aman ca ▁( 1 9 7 0 - 1 9 8 4 ), ▁and ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁Professor ▁in ▁the ▁Universidad ▁Com pl ut ense ▁( Dep art ment ▁of ▁Greek ▁Phil ology ▁and ▁Ind o - Europe an ▁Studies ). ▁ ▁He ▁had ▁been ▁expert ▁ad visor ▁for ▁the ▁UN ES CO ▁Central ▁Co - ordin ating ▁Committee ▁for ▁the ▁Study ▁of ▁C elt ic ▁Cult ures ▁( 1 9 8 4 – 1 9 9 9 ) ▁ ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Council ▁of ▁Pat ron age ▁of ▁the ▁Fund ación ▁Past or ▁de ▁Est ud ios ▁Cl ás icos . ▁ ▁Director ▁of ▁the ▁Project ▁H esper ia ▁for ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁a ▁database ▁for ▁Pala e oh is pan ic ▁data . ▁ ▁His ▁main ▁areas ▁of ▁research ▁were : ▁Pale oh is pan ic ▁languages , ▁historical ▁lingu istics , ▁ancient ▁C elt ic ▁languages , ▁history ▁of ▁writing , ▁pre class ical ▁Greek ▁literature , ▁Greek ▁ep ig raph y , ▁and ▁ancient ▁Greek ▁theatre . ▁ ▁J avier ▁de ▁H oz ▁died ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 7 8 . ▁ ▁Books ▁ ▁De ▁H oz ▁Bra vo , ▁J avier , ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁Historia ▁ling ü ística ▁de ▁la ▁Pen í ns ula ▁Ib érica