Anton Bernol�k (3 October 1762 - 15 January 1813) - Slovak Roman Catholic priest, linguist and a representative of the Slovak national revival. Codifier first standard Slovak (called bernol�kov�tiny).

Anton Bernol�k was born in a farming family in the village Slanica Orava. After graduating from high school in Pressburg (now Bratislava) studied philosophy in Trnava and then theology in Vienna and Pressburg. After ordination in 1787, he worked as a chaplain in the village �ekl�s (current Bernolakovo). Even after four years, he became archbishop secretary in Trnava and also worked as an archivist, censor books and sworn notary central church stool. In May 1797 he became pastor of New Locks, where he was also the administrator of urban schools and also headed the Novoz�meck� deanery. In New Locks he worked until his death.

Do Slovak history came Anton Bernol�k mainly as codifier first standard Slovak. His version of the spelling based on the dialect of Trnava and soon it began to promote a series of personalities that time. For example, was a supporter of the poet John Holly their �dami Svatopluk, Cirilo-Metodiada and glory. In Bernol�kova Slovak played prim pronunciation, from which it then unfolded grammar. From today's Slovak had a number of differences: for example missing letter y, was introduced only soft or even �, foreign xaq letters were written as a piece kw, j watchtower was written as g. The expressions, which refer to a person, always wrote with great initial letter, etc.

Standard Slovak dealt with already work philological-critical debate about the Slavic p�smen�ch (Dissertatio Philologici-critica de litteris Slavorum), which was established under the leadership of Bernol�kov�m for pre�pursk�ch studies in 1787.

The fundamental work that defined the rules of the new language was Slovak grammar (Grammatica slavica) from 1790. Twenty-seven years and has enjoyed a German translation. The most important Bernol�kova work, extensive Slovak-Czech-Latin-German-Hungarian dictionary, came out after his death.

Anton Bernol�k behind the establishment of Companies for growing Slovak Language and Society Slovak scholarly tovari�stvo , which brought together fans Bernol�kov standard Slovak.