Antonio de Nebrija
Lexicographer, Deceased Person
1441 – 1522
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Who was Antonio de Nebrija?
Antonio de Nebrija, also known as Antonio de Lebrija, Elio Antonio de Lebrija, Antonius Nebrissensis, and Antonio of Lebrixa, was a Spanish Renaissance scholar. He was a teacher, historian, poet and astronomer, best known for writing a grammar of the Castilian language. His grammar is often credited as the first published grammar of a Romance language and set the standard for subsequent modern Spanish language grammars.
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- Born
- 1441
Lebrija - Nationality
- Spain
- Profession
- Education
- University of Salamanca
- University of Bologna
- Employment
- Histiographer Royal
- Lived in
- Italy
( - 1473)
- Italy
- Died
- Jul 5, 1522
Alcalá de Henares - Resting place
- Chapel of San Idelfonso, Alcalá de Henares University
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on July 23, 2013
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