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Juan Luis Vives (1493 - 1540) is a Catalan pedagogue of Jewish origin. Humanist, contemporary of Erasmus, and Damião de Gois. Studied in Paris, where takes refuge after the loss of family, executed by the Spanish Inquisition. It is usually considered as one of the first theorists of education, influencing other writers.In his theory of Vives Education defends the practice of body hygiene, values ​​the inductive and experimental methods. It favors reflection on knowledge processes and recognizes the importance of observing facts to understand the principles of action. At the time the teaching was in Latin, but defended the need to develop learning in the mother tongue. He was also one of the early advocates of early childhood education, the precursors of Rouseau's work, who would have known him through his influences on Montaigne. He was also a pioneer of the defense of female educationHe was one of the first scientists to analyze the “psyche” by developing interviews with people where he observed the relationship between the exposure of affections and the use of specific words on the issues addressed.