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Antonio de Nebrija

1441 - 1522

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Antonio de Nebrija (1444 – 5 July 1522) was the most influential Spanish humanist of his era. 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). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Antonio de Nebrija has received more than 187,072 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia. Antonio de Nebrija is the 1,783rd most popular writer (down from 1,664th in 2019), the 633rd most popular biography from Spain (down from 590th in 2019) and the 65th most popular Spanish Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Antonio de Nebrija ranks 1,783 out of 7,302. Before him are John Banville, Patricia Cornwell, Väinö Linna, Tonino Guerra, Juan Donoso Cortés, and Lajos Zilahy. After him are Gottfried von Strassburg, Hellanicus of Lesbos, Augusto Boal, Michel Zevaco, Robert Silverberg, and Gabriel Naudé.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1441, Antonio de Nebrija ranks 10. Before him are Ernest, Elector of Saxony, Topa Inca Yupanqui, Al-Ashraf Qansuh al-Ghuri, Martín Alonso Pinzón, Federico I Gonzaga, Marquess of Mantua, and Matteo Maria Boiardo. After him are Francisco de Borja, and Magnus II, Duke of Mecklenburg. Among people deceased in 1522, Antonio de Nebrija ranks 5. Before him are Johann Reuchlin, Piero di Cosimo, Anne of France, and Margarita Luti. After him are Piero Soderini, Giovanni Antonio Amadeo, Ramón de Cardona, Hans von Kulmbach, Giovanni Ambrogio de Predis, Alain I of Albret, and Franchinus Gaffurius.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Antonio de Nebrija ranks 633 out of 3,355. Before him are Antonio de Mendoza (1494), Joan Manuel Serrat (1943), Constance of Castile, Duchess of Lancaster (1354), Daniel Brühl (1978), Juan Donoso Cortés (1809), and María Zambrano (1904). After him are Ardo (700), Isabella Colbran (1785), Santiago Cañizares (1969), Sisenand (605), José Ángel Iribar (1943), and Josep Pla (1897).

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Among WRITERS In Spain

Among writers born in Spain, Antonio de Nebrija ranks 65. Before him are Ramón del Valle-Inclán (1866), Emilia Pardo Bazán (1851), Mateo Alemán (1547), Sabino Arana (1865), Miguel Hernández (1910), and Juan Donoso Cortés (1809). After him are Josep Pla (1897), Abbot Oliba (971), Ibn 'Abd al-Barr (978), Luis de León (1527), José de Espronceda (1808), and José Luis de Vilallonga, 9th Marquess of Castellbell (1920).

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