Benito Arias Montano

Benito Arias Montano
Portrait of Benito Arias Montano, by Rubens
Born
Benedictus Arias Montanus

1527
Died1598 (71 years)
Seville, Spain
Resting placeIglesia del Priorato de Santiago de la Espada, Seville
NationalitySpanish
EducationUniversities of Seville and Alcalá
Known forScholar, writer
MovementOrientalist

Benito Arias Montano (or Benedictus Arias Montanus; 1527–1598) was a Spanish orientalist and polymath who was active mostly in Spain. He was also editor of the Antwerp Polyglot. He reached the high rank of Royal Chaplain to King Philip II of Spain. His work was censured by the Spanish Inquisition when rabbinical references were included into his Antwerp Polyglot Bible.