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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 as Erasmus 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 wrote On Free Will, The Praise of Folly, Handbook of a Christian Knight, On Civility in Children, Cop ...more

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Average rating: 3.81 · 23,058 ratings · 1,696 reviews · 1,406 distinct works • Similar authors
Praise of Folly
3.83 avg rating — 20,336 ratings — published 1508 — 12 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
3.74 avg rating — 166 ratings — published 1517 — 49 editions
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The Essential Erasmus
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3.76 avg rating — 148 ratings — published 1964 — 20 editions
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A Handbook on Good Manners ...
3.80 avg rating — 101 ratings — published 1530 — 65 editions
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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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Polls

October 2020 Old School Poll

 
  78 votes, 24.5%

Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand 1897, 240 pages
 
  53 votes, 16.6%

The Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan 1678, 324 pages
 
  48 votes, 15.0%

 
  46 votes, 14.4%

 
  41 votes, 12.9%

In Praise of Folly by Erasmus 1510, 71 pages
 
  32 votes, 10.0%

Phantastes by George MacDonald 1858, 216 pages
 
  21 votes, 6.6%

319 total votes
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