Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus (28 October c. 1466 – 12 July 1536), commonly known in English as Erasmus of Rotterdam or simply Erasmus, was a Dutch Christian humanist, Catholic priest and theologian, educationalist, satirist, and philosopher. Through his works, he is considered one of the most influential thinkers of the Northern Renaissance and one of the major figures of Dutch and Western culture.
Desiderius Erasmus
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Dutch Renaissance humanist, Catholic priest, and theologian
Born | 28 October 1466 |
Died | 12 July 1536 |
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Dutch Renaissance humanist, Catholic priest, and theologian
Born | 28 October 1466 |
Died | 12 July 1536 |
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Early works to 1800, Bible, Folly, Commentaries, Aphorisms and apothegms, Erasmus, desiderius, -1536, Correspondence, Latin Paraphrases, History, Peace, Proverbs, Translations into English, War, Latin language, Christian life, Philosophy, Rhetoric, Latin Proverbs, Free will and determinism, Humanists, Sources, Christianity, Dialogues, Latin (Medieval and modern), Authors, Latin (Medieval and modern), Catholic ChurchPlaces
Netherlands, England, France, Turkey, Belgium, Canterbury, Canterbury (England), Europe, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, London, London (England), Loreto, Our Lady of Walsingham, Poland, Rome, Rotterdam, Troy (Extinct city), Walsingham, Walsingham (England)People
Desiderius Erasmus (d. 1536), Desiderius Erasmus (-1536), Julius II Pope (1443-1513), Martin Luther (1483-1546), Jesus Christ, John Colet (1467?-1519), Thomas More Sir, Saint (1478-1535), Marcus Tullius Cicero, Thomas More Saint (1478-1535), Hans Holbein (1497-1543), Jerome Saint (d. 419 or 20), Alberto Pio (1475-1531?), Jean Vitrier (1456?-1516?), Peter the Apostle, Saint, Ulrich von Hutten (1488-1523), Johann Reuchlin (1455-1522), Josse Clichtove (d. 1543), Juan Luis Vives (1492-1540), Martinus Dorpius (1485-1525), Mary Blessed Virgin, Saint, Noel Beda (d. 1536), Plutarch, Thomas à Becket, Saint (1118?-1170), William Warham (1450?-1532), Adrian VI Pope (1459-1523)Time
16th century, 1500-1800, Middle Ages, 600-1500, Early church, ca. 30-600, Early works to 1800, 1453-1683, 16e siècle, 987-1515, Classical period, 1500-1700, Correspondence, Empire, 30 B.C.-476 A.D., Renaissance, To 1500, To 1795, To 987, ancient Greece and Rome, c. 1500ID Numbers
- OLID: OL53336A
- BookBrainz: 436f052b-2f95-4e4c-97e1-0f546ef60e78
- GoodReads: 706620
- ISNI: 0000000374716178
- Library of Congress Names: n79055814
- MusicBrainz: 3a791b98-341b-40ee-83f7-3e87afa5993d
- Project Gutenberg: 3026
- SBN/ICCU (National Library Service of Italy): CFIV002829
- VIAF: 87673996
- Wikidata: Q43499
- Inventaire.io: wd:Q43499
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Alternative names
- Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus
- Desiderius Erasmus of Rotterdam
- Desiderius Erasmus van Rotterdam
- Erasmo de Rotterdam
- Erasmo de Róterdam
- Erasmo
- Érasme
- Didier Érasme
- Erasmus
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- Didier Erasme
- Érasme, Didier, m.
- Desiderius Erasme
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- Erasme de Rotterdam
- Érasme de Érasme de Rotterdam
- Erasme De Rotterdam [Erasmus] [Ed. J. M. De Bujanda]
- Erasme De Rotterdam
- Desideri Erasme
- Erasmus Roterodamus
- Erasmus von Rotterdam
- Erasmo De Rotterdam
- Erasmus, Desiderius, d. 1536
- Desiderus Erasmus
- ERASMO DE RÓTERDAM
- Erasmo da Rotterdam
- Erasmus, Desiderius, -1536
- Erasmo Da Rotterdam
- ERASMO
- ÉRASMUS
- ERASMO DE ROTTERDAM
- Erasmo Da ERASMO DA ROTTERDAM
- Desiderius ERASMUS
- Erasmus, Desiderius; Wilson, John (Translator)
- desiderius erasmus
- Erasmus, Desiderius) Van Loon, Hendrik Willem
- Erasmus. Translated by John Wilson.
- Desiderius D. 1536 Erasmus
- Erasmus Desiderius
- Desiderius -1536 Erasmus
- Erasmus Of Rotterdam
- Erasmus (translated by Leonard F. Dean)
- Erasmo de Erasmo
- Erasmo De Róterdam
- Erasmus, Desiderius;Van Loon, Hendrick Willem
- Desiderio Erasmo de Rotterdam
- Erasmus Von Rotterdam
- Desidarius Erasmus
- Erasmus, Desirius; Translated from the Latin text by Harry Carter, with an Introduction by Hendrik Willem van Loon
- Erasmus Desiderius Roterodamus
- Erasmus of Rotterdam
- Erasmus Rotterdam
- Erasmus Erasmus
- Desiderius Desiderius Erasmus
- Erasmo Rotterdam
- Desiderius Erasmus von Rotterdam
- Erasmo da Erasmo da Rotterdam
- Erasmus, Desiderius, 1469-1536
- Desiderius erasmus
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