diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 3929e77d4f6..4552cae6b1e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -15,10 +15,10 @@ We refer to [GitHub issues](https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/issues) by using `#
 
 ### Fixed
 - The formatter for normalizing pages now also can treat ACM pages such as `2:1--2:33`.
-- Backslashes in content selectors are now corretly escaped. Fixes [#2426](https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/issues/2426).
+- Backslashes in content selectors are now correctly escaped. Fixes [#2426](https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/issues/2426).
 - Non-ISO timestamp settings prevented the opening of the entry editor (see [#2447](https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/issues/2447))
 - When pressing <kbd>Ctrl</kbd> + <kbd>F</kbd> and the searchbar is already focused the text will be selected.
-
+- LaTeX symbols are now displayed as Unicode for the author column in the main table. Fixes [#2458](https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/issues/2458).
 
 ### Removed
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/sf/jabref/gui/maintable/MainTableColumn.java b/src/main/java/net/sf/jabref/gui/maintable/MainTableColumn.java
index 69476c00718..10a0fbab1dd 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/sf/jabref/gui/maintable/MainTableColumn.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/sf/jabref/gui/maintable/MainTableColumn.java
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ public Object getColumnValue(BibEntry entry) {
         String result = content.orElse(null);
 
         if (isNameColumn) {
-            result = MainTableNameFormatter.formatName(result);
+            result = MainTableNameFormatter.formatName(toUnicode.format(result));
         }
 
         if (result != null) {
diff --git a/src/test/java/net/sf/jabref/logic/layout/format/LatexToUnicodeFormatterTest.java b/src/test/java/net/sf/jabref/logic/layout/format/LatexToUnicodeFormatterTest.java
index 44a9dc593c4..d83e519a9d0 100644
--- a/src/test/java/net/sf/jabref/logic/layout/format/LatexToUnicodeFormatterTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/net/sf/jabref/logic/layout/format/LatexToUnicodeFormatterTest.java
@@ -87,4 +87,9 @@ public void unknownCommandKeepsArgument() {
     public void unknownCommandWithEmptyArgumentIsKept() {
         assertEquals("aaaa", formatter.format("\\aaaa{}"));
     }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testTildeN () {
+        assertEquals("Montaña", formatter.format("Monta\\~{n}a"));
+    }
 }