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Antonio de Nebrija

Antonio de Nebrija (14445 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. Provided by Wikipedia