Karm, Dun (1871-1961), a Maltese priest, came to be regarded as Malta's national poet. His works include his country's national anthem, "Innu Malti" ("Maltese Anthem"). Dun Karm was a founding member of the Maltese Academy in 1921, which formulated a grammar of the Maltese language and published Maltese literature. In 1934, he and other Maltese writers persuaded the British rulers of the colony of Malta to recognize the Maltese language. Dun Karm did most of the work on a three-volume English-Maltese Dictionary (1947-1955).