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Antonio de Nebrija
AuthorBooks · Second hand1444-1522
Antonio de Nebrija was a Spanish humanist. He wrote poetry, commented on literary works, and encouraged the study of classical languages and literature, but his most important contributions were in the fields of grammar and lexicography. Nebrija was the author of the Spanish Grammar and the first dictionary of the Spanish language (1495). His grammar is the first published grammar study of any modern European language.
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Birth
1444
Death
1522
First book
1492
Years writing
534
Antonio de Nebrija authored the first grammar of the Spanish language, published in 1492.
His birth name was Antonio Martínez de Cala, but he adopted the pseudonym Elio Antonio de Nebrija in honor of his hometown.
He was a true polymath who excelled as a philologist, lexicographer, translator, and university professor.
He played an active role in the creation of the monumental Complutensian Polyglot Bible.
His legacy laid the foundations for the scientific study of the Spanish language and its orthography.