Antonio de Nebrija
Antonio de Nebrija | |
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| Native name | Elio Antonio de Nebrija |
| Born | Antonio Martínez de Cala 1444 |
| Died | 5 July 1522 (aged 77–78) Alcalá de Henares, Spain |
| Pen name | [Aelius] Antonius Nebrissensis Antonio of Lebrixa |
| Occupation | Linguist, poet, humanist |
| Language | Spanish |
| Education | University of Salamanca Colegio de San Clemente University of Alcalá de Henares |
| Alma mater | Bologna University |
| Period | Spanish Renaissance |
| Subject | Castilian grammar |
| Years active | 1473–1517 |
| Notable works | Gramática de la lengua castellana, 1492 |
| Relatives | Possibly Antonio de Lebrija (grandson) |
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Antonio de Nebrija (1444 – 5 July 1522) 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 (Gramática de la lengua castellana, 1492) and the first dictionary of the Spanish language (1495). His grammar is the first published grammar study of any modern European language.
Nebrija was one of the most influentual Spanish humanists and an illustrious member of the School of Salamanca. His chief works were published and republished many times during and after his life, and his scholarship had a great influence for more than a century, both in Spain and in the expanding Spanish Empire.