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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 176,264 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia. Antonio de Nebrija is the 1,668th most popular writer (down from 1,659th in 2019), the 590th most popular biography from Spain (down from 561st in 2019) and the 58th most popular Spanish Writer.

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  • 180k

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  • 56.63

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 27

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.41

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.10

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Antonio de Nebrija ranks 1,668 out of 5,755. Before him are Wolfgang Borchert, Hadewijch, Ida Laura Pfeiffer, Walafrid Strabo, Vicki Baum, and Samuel ibn Naghrillah. After him are Ahad Ha'am, Ivan Klíma, Kateb Yacine, John of Kronstadt, Frans Sammut, and Liu Cixin.

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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, Martín Alonso Pinzón, Al-Ashraf Qansuh al-Ghuri, Federico I Gonzaga, Marquess of Mantua, and Matteo Maria Boiardo. After him is Francisco de Borja. Among people deceased in 1522, Antonio de Nebrija ranks 4. Before him are Piero di Cosimo, Johann Reuchlin, and Anne of France. After him are Piero Soderini, Giovanni Antonio Amadeo, Alain I of Albret, Franchinus Gaffurius, Ramón de Cardona, Hans von Kulmbach, and Jean Mouton.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Antonio de Nebrija ranks 590 out of 2,932. Before him are Gaspar Sanz (1640), Sulayman ibn al-Hakam (1000), Vímara Peres (820), Silo of Asturias (720), Constance of Castile, Duchess of Lancaster (1354), and Samuel ibn Naghrillah (993). After him are Chintila (606), José de Espronceda (1808), Ibn al-Khatib (1313), Alonso Sánchez Coello (1531), Juan Goytisolo (1931), and Juan de Grijalva (1480).

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Among WRITERS In Spain

Among writers born in Spain, Antonio de Nebrija ranks 58. Before him are Sabino Arana (1865), Ramón del Valle-Inclán (1866), Mateo Alemán (1547), Javier Marías (1951), Juan Donoso Cortés (1809), and Samuel ibn Naghrillah (993). After him are José de Espronceda (1808), Ibn al-Khatib (1313), Juan Goytisolo (1931), Emilia Pardo Bazán (1851), Miguel Hernández (1910), and Cristóbal de Morales (1600).

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