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Erasmus

Born

in Rotterdam, Netherlands

September 03, 1466

Died

May 13, 1536

Genre

Catholicism, Philosophy

Influences

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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: 3.86 · 14,886 ratings · 873 reviews · 411 distinct works • Similar authors

	Praise of Folly 3.88 avg rating — 13,373 ratings — published 1511 — 715 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Discourse on Free Will by Erasmus, Martin Luther, Ernst F. Winter (Translator) 3.69 avg rating — 310 ratings — published 1961 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Essential Erasmus by Erasmus, John P. Dolan 3.80 avg rating — 132 ratings — published 1964 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Education of a Christian Prince with the Panegyric for Archduke Philip of Austria by Erasmus, Lisa Jardine (Editor) 3.60 avg rating — 141 ratings — published 1965 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Luther and Erasmus: Free Will and Salvation by Erasmus, Martin Luther, Philip S. Watson (Editor) 3.85 avg rating — 150 ratings — published 1969 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ten Colloquies by Erasmus, Craig R. Thompson (Translator) 3.60 avg rating — 68 ratings — published 1957 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lof der zotheid 3.71 avg rating — 62 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Complaint of Peace 3.89 avg rating — 85 ratings — published 1968 — 40 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Adages of Erasmus 4.18 avg rating — 38 ratings — published 1536 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Handbook on Good Manners for Children: De Civilitate Morum Puerilium Libellus 4.11 avg rating — 38 ratings — published 2001 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by Erasmus

Collected Work of Erasmus (63 books)
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Erasmus,

Peter G. Bietenholz

3.90 avg rating — 59 ratings

Correspondence of Erasmus (16 books)
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Erasmus,

Peter G. Bietenholz

4.33 avg rating — 6 ratings

De correspondentie van Desiderius Erasmus (21 books)
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Quotes by Erasmus

“When I have a little money, I buy books; and if I have any left, I buy food and clothes.”
― Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus

tags: books

8449 likes

“Your library is your paradise.”
― Desiderius Erasmus

tags: library

304 likes

“In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.”
― Desiderius Erasmus

tags: adage, deceit, politics, wisdom

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What book about the Tudors or Tudor England would you like for us to have as our Group Read in September 2017?

The Lady in the Tower by Jean Plaidy

14 votes, 18.7%

The Private Lives of the Tudors by Tracy Borman

9 votes, 12.0%

Jane Boleyn: The True Story of the Infamous Lady Rochford by Julia Fox

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The Raven's Widow by Adrienne Dillard

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The Temptation of Elizabeth Tudor: Elizabeth I, Thomas Seymour, and the Making of a Virgin Queen by Elizabeth Norton

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Elizabeth's London: Everyday Life in Elizabethan London by Liza Picard

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Katherine Howard: The Tragic Story of Henry VIII's Fifth Queen by Josephine Wilkinson

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The Tudor Bride by Joanna Hickson

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The Witchfinder's Well by Jonathan Posner

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Thomas Cromwell: The Untold Story of Henry VIII's Most Faithful Servant by Tracy Borman

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John Dudley: The Life of Lady Jane Grey's Father-in-Law by Christine Hartweg

2 votes, 2.7%

Queen of This Realm by Jean Plaidy

2 votes, 2.7%

The Colours of Our Petals by Aled Davies

2 votes, 2.7%

Praise of Folly by Erasmus

1 vote, 1.3%

Henry: Virtuous Prince by David Starkey

1 vote, 1.3%

The Last Armada - Queen Elizabeth, Juan del Águila, and Hugh O`Neill: The Story of the 100-Day Spanish Invasion by Des Ekin

1 vote, 1.3%

Houses of Power: The Places That Shaped The Tudor World by Simon Thurley

1 vote, 1.3%

Thomas Wyatt: The Heart's Forest by Susan Brigden

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My Lady Viper by E. Knight

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