Desiderius Erasmus

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Desiderius Erasmus was a Dutch Renaissance scholar, theologian, and humanist whose critical editions of the New Testament and satirical writings greatly influenced European intellectual and religious life.

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instanceOf Dutch person
Renaissance scholar
biblical scholar
human
humanist
theologian
advocated moral reform of the clergy
peace
religious toleration
alsoKnownAs Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus
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Erasmus of Rotterdam
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birthDate 1466-10-28
1467-10-28
birthName Gerrit Gerritszoon
birthPlace Burgundian Netherlands
County of Holland
Rotterdam
citizenship County of Holland
Habsburg Netherlands
correspondedWith John Colet
Philipp Melanchthon
linked to: Philip Melanchthon

Pope Leo X
Thomas More
deathDate 1536-07-12
deathPlace Basel
linked to: Basel-Stadt

Old Swiss Confederacy
education monastic schools
era Renaissance
fieldOfWork biblical studies
classical philology
education
philosophy
theology
gender male
influenced European humanism
John Colet
Martin Luther
Philipp Melanchthon
linked to: Philip Melanchthon

Protestant Reformation
linked to: Reformation

Thomas More
influencedBy Augustine of Hippo
Church Fathers
Jerome
Thomas Aquinas
linked to: St. Thomas Aquinas
knownFor advocacy of church reform
critical edition of the Greek New Testament
promotion of humanist education
satirical writings
language Dutch
Latin
movement Christian humanism
name Desiderius Erasmus
notableWork Adagia
Colloquia
Enchiridion militis Christiani
In Praise of Folly
Institutio principis Christiani
Moriae Encomium
Novum Instrumentum omne
Novum Testamentum (Greek New Testament edition)
linked to: Textus Receptus
occupation editor
priest
teacher
writer
opposed excesses of scholastic theology
superstition in religion
religion Roman Catholicism
residence Basel
linked to: Basel-Stadt

England
Italy
Leuven
Paris
taughtAt Queens' College, Cambridge
University of Cambridge

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Renaissance humanism associatedWithFigure Desiderius Erasmus
Vulgate notableEditor Erasmus (critical comparison)
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Huldrych Zwingli influencedBy Desiderius Erasmus
William Erasmus Darwin middleName Erasmus
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Queens’ College, Cambridge hasAlumni Desiderius Erasmus
Desiderius Erasmus name Desiderius Erasmus
Desiderius Erasmus alsoKnownAs Erasmus of Rotterdam
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Desiderius Erasmus alsoKnownAs Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus
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Textus Receptus hasKeyEditor Desiderius Erasmus
Philip Melanchthon influencedBy Erasmus of Rotterdam
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Lorenzo Valla influenced Desiderius Erasmus
Erasmus Alvey Darwin givenName Erasmus
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Erasmus Darwin Jr. givenName Erasmus
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Jacques Lefèvre d’Étaples influencedBy Desiderius Erasmus
Martin Bucer influencedBy Erasmus of Rotterdam
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Renaissance Latin usedBy Erasmus of Rotterdam
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William Tyndale influencedBy Desiderius Erasmus
Ulrich von Hutten associatedWith Erasmus of Rotterdam
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Brussels Metro hasStation Erasme – Erasmus
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University of Basel hasNotableAlumnus Erasmus of Rotterdam
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Huldrych Zwingli influencedBy Erasmus of Rotterdam
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Erasmus University Rotterdam namedAfter Desiderius Erasmus
In Praise of Folly author Desiderius Erasmus
Colloquia author Desiderius Erasmus
Colloquia notableWorkOf Desiderius Erasmus
Colloquia createdBy Desiderius Erasmus
Enchiridion militis Christiani author Desiderius Erasmus
Institutio principis Christiani author Desiderius Erasmus
Novum Instrumentum omne author Desiderius Erasmus
Novum Instrumentum omne editor Desiderius Erasmus
Novum Instrumentum omne revisedBy Desiderius Erasmus
Thomas More associatedWith Desiderius Erasmus
Thomas More correspondent Desiderius Erasmus
Moriae Encomium author Desiderius Erasmus
John Colet influencedBy Erasmus of Rotterdam
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John Colet influenced Erasmus of Rotterdam
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Gerrit Gerritszoon alsoKnownAs Desiderius Erasmus
Gerrit Gerritszoon alsoKnownAs Erasmus of Rotterdam
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Textus Receptus hasNotableEditor Desiderius Erasmus
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Textus Receptus firstEditor Desiderius Erasmus
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Johann Froben associatedWith Desiderius Erasmus
Adagia compiler Desiderius Erasmus
Adagia annotatedBy Desiderius Erasmus
Adagia author Desiderius Erasmus
Adagia compilerBirthName Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus
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Johann Reuchlin influenced Desiderius Erasmus
Philipp Melanchthon influencedBy Desiderius Erasmus
subject linked to: Philipp
Erasmus Bridge namedAfter Desiderius Erasmus
Louis Georges Érasme de Contades givenName Érasme
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Alexander Stewart, Archbishop of St Andrews mentor Erasmus of Rotterdam
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