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Erasmus


Born
in Rotterdam, Netherlands
September 03, 1466

Died
May 13, 1536

Genre
Catholicism,Philosophy

Influences
Pope Leo X,John Colet,Thomas More,Thomas Linacre ...more


Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus(28 October 1466 – 12 July 1536), known asErasmus of Rotterdam,or simply Erasmus, was a Dutch Renaissance humanist, Catholic priest, social critic, teacher, and theologian.

Erasmus was a classical scholar and wrote in a pure Latin style. Among humanists he enjoyed the sobriquet "Prince of the Humanists", and has been called "the crowning glory of the Christian humanists". Using humanist techniques for working on texts, he prepared important new Latin and Greek editions of the New Testament, which raised questions that would be influential in the Protestant Reformation and Catholic Counter-Reformation. He also wroteOn Free Will,The Praise of Folly,Handbook of a Christian Knight,On Civility in Children,Cop ...more

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Average rating: 3.82 · 20,740 ratings · 1,425 reviews ·1,103 distinct works •Similar authors
Praise of Folly
3.84 avg rating — 18,337 ratings — published 1508 — 722 editions
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Discourse on Free Will: Era...
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The Praise of Folly and Oth...
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The Education of a Christia...
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Tatlı Gelir Yaşamayana Savaş
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The Complaint Of Peace
3.75 avg rating — 144 ratings — published 1517 — 77 editions
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The Essential Erasmus
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3.76 avg rating — 143 ratings — published 1964 — 20 editions
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Ten Colloquies
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Handbook Of The Militant Ch...
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Against War
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“When I have a little money, I buy books; and if I have any left, I buy food and clothes.”
― Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus
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“Your library is your paradise.”
― Desiderius Erasmus
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“In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.”
― Desiderius Erasmus
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