Gerard Gerards (known as Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus)

Gerard Gerards (known as Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus)

(27. 10. 1466 Rotterdam?, NL – 12. 7. 1536 Basel, CH)

Dutch Renaissance humanist, Catholic priest, and theologian

Studied at Université de Paris

Professor of Divinity at Cambridge University, also active in Paris, Leuven, Turin, Venice, and Basel

Correspondent of Budaeus

Credit, Wikipedia. Available online http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desiderius_Erasmus

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