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Desierius Erasmus Roterodamus (sometimes known as Desiderius Erasmus of Rotterdam) (October 27, 1466/1469 – July 12, 1536) was a Dutch humanist and theologian. His scholarly name Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus comprises the following three elements: the Latin noun desiderium ("longing" or "desire"; the name being a genuine Late Latin name); the Greek adjective εράσμιος (erasmios) meaning "beloved", and, in the form Erasmus, also the name of a saint; and the Latinized adjectival form for the city of Rotterdam (Roterodamus = "of Rotterdam").

Trivia about erasmus

  • This Dutch Renaissance humanist was a pupil of Adrian VI, the only Dutch pope
  • In the early 1500s this Dutch humanist taught Greek at Cambridge
  • This Dutch humanist's 1524 work "On Free Will" was an attack on Martin Luther
  • This 16th century Dutch scholar is buried in Basel
  • In his 1509 work "The Praise of Folly", this Dutch priest criticized the moral quality of church leaders
  • This Dutch humanist scholar dedicated his "Praise of Folly" to Sir Thomas More
  • In 1516 this Dutch humanist published the first Greek version of the New Testament since the original text

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