Erasmus
(Reguidit frae Desiderius Erasmus)
Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus (28 October 1466[1][2] – 12 Julie 1536), kent as Erasmus or Erasmus o Rotterdam,[note 1] wis a Dutch/Netherlandish Renaissance humanist, Catholic priest, social creetic, teacher, an theologian.
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| Born | c. 28 October 1466 Rotterdam or Gouda, Burgundian Netherlands |
| Dee'd | 12 Julie 1536 (aged 69) Basel, Auld Swiss Confederacy |
| Ither names | Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus, Erasmus o Rotterdam |
| Alma mater | Queens' College, Cambridge Collège de Montaigu, Paris Varsity o Turin |
| Era | Renaissance filosofie |
| Region | Wastren filosofie |
| Institutions | Varsity o Leuven |
Main interests | Christian filosofie Renaissance humanism |
Notable ideas | Erasmian pronunciation |
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Notes
eedit- ↑ Erasmus wis his baptismal name, gien efter St. Erasmus o Formiae. Desiderius wis a sel-adoptit addeetional name, which he uised frae 1496. The Roterodamus wis a scholarly name meanin "frae Rotterdam", tho the Laitin genitive would be Roterdamensis.
References
eedit- ↑ Gleason, John B. "The Birth Dates of John Colet and Erasmus of Rotterdam: Fresh Documentary Evidence," Renaissance Quarterly, The University of Chicago Press on behalf of the Renaissance Society of America, Vol. 32, No. 1 (Spring, 1979), pp. 73–76; www.jstor.org
- ↑ Harry Vredeveld, "The Ages of Erasmus and the Year of his Birth", Renaissance Quarterly, Vol. 46, No. 4 (Winter, 1993), pp. 754–809, www.jstor.org