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27 Oct 1469. The Renaissance scholar Desiderius Erasmus is born in Rotterdam. c. 1487. Desiderius Erasmus joins the monastery of the Augustinian monastic order in Steyn. Apr 1492. Desiderius Erasmus is ordained as a priest. 1495. Desiderius Erasmus studies theology at the University of Paris . 1499.
Erasmus, Desideriusca. 1466–1536 Dutch scholar. T he Dutch humanist* Desiderius Erasmus was one of the most celebrated scholars of his time. He corresponded with kings, popes, princes, and fellow scholars, and his works were translated into many languages. Toward the end of his career, Erasmus drew criticism from both Roman Catholics and ...
Erasmus, Desiderius (1467?–1536) Article by Jean-Claude Margolin. The fact that the creators of the ‘Erasmus’ Programme2, which over a number of years now has been bringing an ever-increasing number of European students and teachers together around given subjects of reflection and research, chose to adopt the name of the famous Dutch humanist is assuredly no passing administrative fancy.
May 18, 2018 · ERASMUS, DESIDERIUS. Humanist, classical and patristic scholar, first editor of the Greek New Testament; b. Rotterdam, Holland, Oct. 27, 1466; d. Basel, Switzerland, July 12, 1536. He was an illegitimate child and his father eventually became a priest. Educated first at Gouda, and then from 1475 under the brethren of the common life, Erasmus ...
Sep 27, 2017 · He embraced the humanistic belief in an individual’s capacity for self-improvement and the fundamental role of education in raising human beings above the level of brute animals. The thrust of Erasmus’ educational programme was the promotion of docta pietas, learned piety, or what he termed the “philosophy of Christ”.
Erasmus - New World Encyclopedia. Holbein's studies of Erasmus' hands, in silverpoint and chalks, ca. 1523. ( Louvre) Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus (also Desiderius Erasmus of Rotterdam) (October 27, c. 1466 – July 12, 1536) was a Dutch humanist and theologian. Erasmus deeply influenced Christian theology during the first half of the ...
Erasmus, Desiderius, -1536: The Apophthegmes of Erasmus (Robert Roberts, 1877), also by Nicholas Udall (page images at HathiTrust) Erasmus, Desiderius, -1536: The apophthegms of the ancients: being an historical collection of the most celebrated, elegant, pithy and prudential sayings of all the illustrious personages of antiquity.
