Antonio de Nebrija (Lebrija 1441 - Alcalá de Henares 1522)

He is a Spanish humanist and grammarian. He studied humanities in Salamanca and at the age of 19 went to Italy, where he continued his studies for ten years at the University of Bologna. Back in Spain, he became a professor, teaching grammar and rhetoric at the University of Salamanca. In 1513 he was appointed professor of the University of Alcalá de Henares, founded a few years earlier (1499) by Cardinal Cisneros.
In 1481 he published a grammar, Introductiones latinae. Motivated by the success of this book, he published the famous Castilian Grammar in 1492. It was the first grammar of a vernacular written in Europe. He dedicates this book to Queen Isabella the Catholic.
He then published the Lexicon hoc est Dictionarium ex sermone latino in hispaniensem, better known as Diccionario latino-español, as well as the Rules of Spanish Spelling, among others.
As a humanist, he is sometimes considered a precursor of Erasmus' ideas. He participated, although belatedly, in the elaboration of the polyglot Bible of Alcalá under the supervision of Francisco Jiménez de Cisneros.
Activity organized in collaboration with the Fundación y Universidad de Nebrija
Antonio de Nebrija. 500 años