He gained prominence as a jurist, theologian and grammarian. He is stated to be a gifted grammarian, meditating yogi and diligent scholar. He studied English Grammar alone and became a very fine grammarian. A later librarian of the same library was Gaius Julius Hyginus, a grammarian. Also the grammarian Abraham ibn Ezra. The grammarian Buddhamitra wrote a text on Tamil grammar called "Virasoliyam". Leo was born in Thessaly, a cousin of the Patriarch of Constantinople, John the Grammarian. They were also called the Antonian Orations by Latin author and grammarian Aulus Gellius. It has been proposed that Herodian was the son of Aelius Herodianus, an Alexandrian grammarian. He was the first systematic Hebrew grammarian. Scholars have hypothesized various identities for the First Grammarian. Sage kanva was said to be the language's first grammarian. He gained a name as a grammarian and student of language and history in Egypt. He successfully studied rhetoric with a grammarian in Alexandria. His grandfather was William Lily, the grammarian.