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- 1. (c. 1469–1536), Dutch humanist and scholar; Dutch name Gerhard Gerhards. He was the foremost Renaissance scholar of northern Europe, and paved the way for the Reformation with his satires on the Catholic Church.
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Desiderius, also known as Daufer or Dauferius (born c. 720 – died c. 786 ), was king of the Lombards in northern Italy, ruling from 756 to 774. The Frankish king of renown, Charlemagne, married Desiderius's daughter and subsequently conquered his realm. [1]
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Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus (/ ˌ d ɛ z ɪ ˈ d ɪər i ə s ɪ...
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Sep 27, 2017 · Desiderius Erasmus. First published Wed Sep 27, 2017; substantive revision Thu Oct 14, 2021. Desiderius Erasmus of Rotterdam (1467?–1536) was not a systematic philosopher although we discern in the large body of his writings a certain Erasmian habit of mind.
Oct 28, 2020 · Desiderius Erasmus (c. 1469-1536) was a Dutch humanist scholar considered one of the greatest thinkers of the Renaissance. A prolific writer who made full use of the printing press, he produced editions of classical authors, educational treatises, translations, dialogues, and letters.
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Sep 22, 2008 · Desiderius Erasmus of Rotterdam (1467?–1536) was the most famous and influential humanist of the Northern Renaissance, a man of great talent and industriousness who rose from obscure beginnings to become the leading intellectual figure of the early sixteenth century, courted by rulers and prelates who wanted to enhance their own reputations ...
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Desiderius Erasmus was one of the leading activists and thinkers of the European Renaissance. His main activity was to write letters to the leading statesmen, humanists, printers, and theologians of the first three and a half decades of the sixteenth century.
Desiderius Erasmus, (born Oct. 27, 1469, Rotterdam, Holland—died July 12, 1536, Basel, Switz.), Dutch priest and humanist, considered the greatest European scholar of the 16th century. The illegitimate son of a priest and a physician’s daughter, he entered a monastery and was ordained a priest in 1492.
