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Erasmus

Dutch Renaissance humanist, Catholic priest, and theologian (1466-1536)

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Erasmus

Dutch Renaissance humanist, Catholic priest, and theologian (1466-1536)

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Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus, commonly known in English as Erasmus of Rotterdam or simply Erasmus, was a Dutch humanist, Catholic theologian, and pioneering philologist and educationalist. He was, through his writings and translations, one of the most influential scholars of the Northern Renaissance and a major figure of Western culture.

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Occupation: translator, philosopher, theologian, essayist
Citizenship: Seventeen Provinces
Born: October 28, 1466, November 6, 1466, October 28, 1469
Died: July 12, 1536, 1536, July 12, 1536

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