1. Desiderius Erasmus - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia His scholarly name Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus comprises the following three elements the Latin noun desiderium ( longing or desire ; the name being a http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erasmus

Desiderius Erasmus From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Redirected from Erasmus Jump to: navigation search "Erasmus" redirects here. For other uses, see Erasmus (disambiguation) Desiderius Erasmus in 1523 as depicted by Hans Holbein the Younger Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus (sometimes known as Desiderius Erasmus of Rotterdam October 27 July 12 ) was a Dutch humanist and theologian . His scholarly name Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus comprises the following three elements: the Latin noun desiderium ("longing" or "desire"; the name being a genuine Late Latin name); the Greek adjective εράσμιος ( erasmios ) meaning "beloved", and, in the form Erasmus , also the name of a saint ; and the Latinized adjectival form for the city of Rotterdam Roterodamus = "of Rotterdam"). Desiderius Erasmus was a classical scholar who wrote in a "pure" Latin style. Although he remained a Roman Catholic throughout his lifetime, he was critical of what he considered the excesses of the Catholic Church. Using humanist techniques he prepared important new Latin and Greek editions of the New Testament which raised questions that would be influential in the Reformation . He also wrote The Praise of Folly Handbook of a Christian Knight On Civility in Children Copia: Foundations of the Abundant Style , and many other works.

2. Desiderius Erasmus Desiderius Erasmus was one of the great humanists. He was well educated and practice scholasticism. He was also a great writer, who wrote books of many http://www.studyworld.com/desiderius_erasmus.htm

var zflag_nid="538"; var zflag_cid="19/6"; var zflag_sid="1"; var zflag_width="1"; var zflag_height="1"; var zflag_sz="15"; Home Biography Historical Figures BIOGRAPHY : Historical Figures Desiderius Erasmus Desiderius Erasmus was one of the great humanists. He was well educated and practice scholasticism. He was also a great writer, who wrote books of many types. He is even called the greatest European scholar of the 16th century (Britannica Macropedia). He was also courageous, as he criticized the Church harshly. It was said by R. C. Trench that "Erasmus laid the egg of the Reformation and Luther hatched it." Erasmus was the illegitimate son of a priest named Gerard. This fact would haunt him for his entire life. He feared that, if this fact was widely known, his life would be ruined. Therefore, there has been much confusion about his early life. It has been discerned that he as born in Gouda, Holland in 1469 and that he had a brother. Erasmus tried to keep all these facts hidden, confusing modern day historians. He died in 1536. Erasmus's writings included The Praise of Folly, a satire which pointed out major problems in the clergy, saying that monks were beggars, the clergy was greedy, and that the pope had no resemblance to the Apostles. He also wrote a short satirical skit in which Pope Julius II had trouble getting into heaven. In the skit, Pope Julius II is made out to be more of a Muslim than a Catholic. Writing this had to take considerable courage, for, though the Church was in decline, it still had considerable power. He also published the Greek version of the New Testament in Latin, so Europeans could read it.

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Domain='thefreedictionary.com' word='Erasmus, Desiderius' Printer Friendly 760,908,572 visitors served. TheFreeDictionary Google Word / Article Starts with Ends with Text subscription: Dictionary/ thesaurus Medical dictionary Legal dictionary Financial dictionary Acronyms Idioms Encyclopedia Wikipedia encyclopedia Hutchinson encyclopedia Erasmus, Desiderius (redirected from Desiderius Erasmus Also found in: Dictionary/thesaurus Encyclopedia Wikipedia 0.05 sec. write_ads(AdsNum, 0) Erasmus, Desiderius ( c. Dutch scholar and leading humanist of the Renaissance era, who taught and studied all over Europe and was a prolific writer. His pioneer translation of the Greek New Testament (with parallel Latin text, 1516) exposed the Vulgate as a second-hand document. Although opposed to dogmatism and abuse of church power, he remained impartial during Martin Luther 's conflict with the pope. Erasmus was born in Rotterdam, and as a youth he was a monk in an Augustinian monastery near Gouda. After becoming a priest, he went to study in Paris in 1495. He paid the first of a number of visits to England in 1499, where he met the physician Thomas Linacre, the politician Thomas More, and the Bible interpreter John Colet, and for a time was professor of divinity and Greek at Cambridge University. He also edited the writings of St Jerome and the early Christian authorities, and published (1511, a satire on church and society that quickly became an international best-seller) and

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Desiderius Erasmus From Wikiquote Jump to: navigation search In the country of the blind the one eyed man is king. Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus Desiderius Erasmus of Rotterdam 27 October probably 1466 – 12 July ) was a Dutch humanist and theologian; born Gerrit Gerritszoon edit Sourced Ad Graecas literas totum animum applicui; statimque, ut pecuniam accpero, Graecus primum autores, deinde vestes emam. I have turned my entire attention to Greek. The first thing I shall do, as soon as the money arrives, is to buy some Greek authors; after that, I shall buy clothes. Letter to Jacob Batt (12 April 1500); Collected Works of Erasmus Vol 1 (1974) Variant translation: When I get a little money I buy books; and if any is left I buy food and clothes. In regione caecorum rex est luscus. In the country of the blind, the one-eyed man is king. Adagia (first published 1500, with numerous expanded editions through 1536), III, IV, 96 Also in the same passage of the Adagia is a variant: Inter caecos regnat strabus (Among the blind, the squinter rules). What is life but a play in which everyone acts a part until the curtain comes down?

6. Desiderius Erasmus Desiderius Erasmus was born in Rotterdam in about 1466. He joined the Augustinian monastery at Steyn in 1487 and was ordained in 1492. http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/TUDerasmus.htm

Desiderius Erasmus Spartacus USA History British History Second World War ... Email Desiderius Erasmus was born in Rotterdam in about 1466. He joined the Augustinian monastery at Steyn in 1487 and was ordained in 1492. Erasmus spent time in France before moving to England where he taught at Oxford University (1499) and Cambridge University (1509-14) where he was Professor of Divinity. Erasmus became the leader of the movement of scholarship known as humanism. Erasmus believed strongly in the human capacity for self-improvement through education. He argued that world peace could be obtained by consensus and consent. He published several books including a collection of proverbs, Adagia (1500). This was followed by Handbook of a Christian Soldier (1503) and Praise of Folly Erasmus advocated a tolerant Christianity and was highly critical of the abuses of the Catholic Church and his ideas helped to prepare the way for Martin Luther and the Protestant Reformation . However, Erasmus disapproved of Luther's radical methods and criticized him in his book

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GREAT BOOKS INDEX Desiderius Erasmus (Gerhard Gerhards) (about 14661536) An Index to Online Great Books in English Translation AUTHORS/HOME TITLES ABOUT GB INDEX BOOK LINKS Writings of Erasmus Praise of Folly Collected Works The Praise of Folly Entire work in one HTML file (Chris Cudabac, 210KB) Text edition in one file (Carnegie-Mellon, 260KB) Translated by John Wilson. [Back to Top of Page] Collected Works HTML pages (Chris Cudabac) Includes illustrations. [Back to Top of Page] GREAT BOOKS INDEX MENU Great Books Index Home Page and Author List List of All Works by Author and Title [90KB] About the Great Books Index Links to Other Great Books and Literature Sites ... Literary Cryptograms Support for the Great Books Index web pages is provided by Ken Roberts Computer Consultants Inc URL: http://books.mirror.org/gb.erasmus.html Last revised January 11, 1999 by Ken Roberts e-mail ken@mirror.org

8. Desiderius Erasmus Desiderius Erasmus (1466 1536) Dutch Scholar, theologian, Renaissance shit stirrer. From Praise of Folly . those soured individuals who are so http://grids.jonmattox.com/people/erasmus.html

Desiderius Erasmus Renaissance shit stirrer From Praise of Folly "...those soured individuals who are so wrapped up in their philosophic studies..." "...in fact the whole of human life is nothing but a sport of folly." 'Drink or depart' "...no one can approach that perfect wisdom which the wise call the citadel of bliss unless Folly shows the way." "So those amongst mortal men those who strive after wisdom are the furthest from happiness." "In Folly's opinion then, the more variety there is in a man's madness the happier he is. "An opinion, on the other hand, is very easily formed, and is equally conducive to happiness." "...their (the philosophers) total lack of certainty is obvious enough from the endless contention amongst themselves on every single point. They know nothing at all, yet they claim to know everything." Solomon - "The heart of the wise is the home of sadness, and ther heart of the foolish is the home of joy". 300 years later, Nietzsche said: "Indeed, you make me laugh, you men of today, and particularly when you are amazed at yourselves." GRIDS is part of www.jonmattox.com

9. Desiderius Erasmus - LoveToKnow 1911 DESIDERIUS ERASMUS (14661536), Dutch scholar and theologian, was born on the night of the 27/28th of October, probably in 1466; but his statements about http://www.1911encyclopedia.org/Desiderius_Erasmus

Desiderius Erasmus From LoveToKnow 1911 DESIDERIUS ERASMUS (1466-1536), Dutch scholar and theologian, was born on the night of the 27/28th of October, probably in 1466; but his statements about his age are conflicting, and in view of his own uncertainty x. 29: 466) and the weakness of his memory for dates, the year of his birth cannot be definitely fixed. His father's name seems to have been Rogerius Gerardus. He himself was christened Herasmus; but in 1503, when becoming familiar with Greek, he assimilated the name to a fancied Greek original, which he had a few years before Latinized into Desyderius. A contemporary authority states that he was born at Gouda , his father's native town; but he adopted the style Rotterdammensis or Roterodamus, in accordance with a story to which he himself gave credence . His first schooling was at Gouda under Peter Winckel, who was afterwards vice-pastor of the church. In the dull round of instruction in "grammar" he did not distinguish himself, and was surpassed by his early friend and companion , William Herman, who was Winckel's favourite pupil. From Gouda the two boys went to the school attached to St Lebuin's church at

10. Desiderius Erasmus - Simple English Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus (sometimes known as Desiderius Erasmus of Rotterdam) (October 27, probably 1466 – July 12, 1536) was a Dutch humanist, http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desiderius_Erasmus

Desiderius Erasmus From Simple English Wikipedia - the free encyclopedia that anyone can change Jump to: navigation search This article is about Erasmus, the humanist . For other meanings, see Erasmus (disambiguation) Desiderius Erasmus in Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus (sometimes known as Desiderius Erasmus of Rotterdam October 27 , probably July 12 ) was a Dutch humanist theologian and phylosophian Erasmus was a classical scholar who wrote in a "pure" Latin style. Although he was a Catholic , he was critisised of the Roman Catholic Church due to his satires of them. He stood at the beginning of the reformation change Other websites Wikiquote has a collection of quotations related to: Desiderius Erasmus Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Desiderius Erasmus Wikisource has the original Latin text of Praise of Folly Works by Erasmus at Project Gutenberg Works by Erasmus at Internet Archive Catholic Encyclopedia Metropolitan Museum of Art In Defense of Erasmus and the Textus Receptus ... A set of essays on Erasmus This short article can be made longer. You can help Wikipedia by adding to it Retrieved from " http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desiderius_Erasmus

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12. Desiderius Erasmus - Britannica Concise Desiderius Erasmus Dutch priest and humanist, considered the greatest European scholar of the 16th century. http://concise.britannica.com/ebc/article-9363835/Desiderius-Erasmus

document.writeln(AAMB1); Erasmus, Desiderius Britannica Concise Print Article Email Article Cite Article 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. He studied at the University of Paris and traveled throughout Europe, coming under the influence of St. Thomas More and John Colet . The book that first made him famous was the Adagia (1500, 1508), an annotated collection of Greek and Latin proverbs. He became noted for his editions of Classical authors, Church Fathers, and the New Testament as well as for his own works, including Handbook of a Christian Knight (1503) and Praise of Folly (1509). Using the philological methods pioneered by Italian humanists, he helped lay the groundwork for the historical-critical study of the past. By criticizing ecclesiastical abuses, he encouraged the growing urge for reform, which found expression both in the Protestant Reformation and in the Catholic Counter-Reformation . Though he saw much to admire in Martin Luther , he came under pressure to attack him; he took an independent stance, rejecting both Luther's doctrine of predestination and the powers claimed for the papacy.

13. Knitting Circle Desiderius Erasmus Desiderius Erasmus. Born 27th. October, 1466, in Gouda, the Netherlands; died 12th. July, 1536, in Basle. Dutch philosopher and humanist. http://www.knittingcircle.org.uk/erasmus.html

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Home Prospective students MyEUR Contact Sitemap Information for ... Education and research SEARCH Addresses and guide A-Z index Also see: Meet us or visit us calender Rankings About Erasmus University Rotterdam Student City ... Frequently asked questions Desiderius Erasmus Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus (sometimes known as Desiderius Erasmus of Rotterdam) (October 27, probably 1466 – July 12, 1536) was a Dutch humanist and theologian. Although he remained a Roman Catholic throughout his lifetime, he was critical of what he considered the excesses of the Roman Catholic Church. Using humanist techniques he prepared important new Latin and Greek editions of the New Testament which raised questions that would be influential in the Reformation. He also wrote The Praise of Folly, Handbook of a Christian Knight, On Civility in Children, and many other works. Life and education Erasmus was born with the name Gerrit Gerritszoon (Dutch for Gerhard Gerhardson) on October 27, 1466, in Rotterdam. Although associated closely with this city, he lived there for only four years, never to return. In 1492, he was ordained to the Catholic priesthood and reluctantly took vows as an Augustinian canon at about the age of 25, but he never seems to have actively worked as a priest, and monasticism was one of the chief objects of his attack in his lifelong assault upon Church excesses. In 1495, with the bishop's consent and stipend, he went on to study at the University of Paris, in the Coll¨ge de Montaigu, a centre of reforming zeal, under the direction of the ascetic Jan Standonck, of whose rigours Erasmus complained. The University was then the chief seat of scholastic learning, but already coming under the influence of humanism. Erasmus preferred to live the life of an independent scholar and made a conscious effort to avoid any actions or formal ties that might inhibit his freedom of intellect and literary expression.

15. Jakavonytë/ Jakavonye/ Erasmus Desiderius Rotterodamus Dutch humanist Desiderius Erasmus Rotterodamus (1469? – 1536) is called the greatest European scholar of the 16th century (Britannica Macropedia). http://www.geocities.com/lj_lt/erasmus_angl.html

* Department of Philosophy * Faculty of Philosophy * Vilnius University * ERASMUS OF ROTTERDAM Ass. Prof. Dr. Laimutë Jakavonytë Email: laimute@mail.tele2.lt Erasmus links /Sophia Project/ Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Erasmus Erasmus Text Project: collection of online texts and translations ... Who is Erasmus? / his life, his philosophy, his travels, his work/ ECTS credits - 3 Contacthours: Lectures - 16, Seminars - 16 Assessment: Assignments (2 colloquiums, 1 written paper) and final evaluation (pass/fail) will be based on a weighting of the assignments. Course syllabus: Dutch humanist Desiderius Erasmus Rotterodamus (1469? – 1536) is called the greatest European scholar of the 16th century (Britannica Macropedia). Course aims to offer a comprehensive and shrewd assessment of the wide range of Erasmian scholarship that reflects the variety of problems, methods, terms, concepts, and arguments in Northern Renaissance and lays down the ideas that fuel the Reformation movement, and a necessary insights into the personality and the intellectual friendships of Prince of the Humanists who, in his correspondence, put himself in touch with more than five hundred men of the highest importance in the Renaissance world of politics and of thought. Main objectives: to enable students to identify the state of transition in Renaissance philosophy and main paradigmatic shifts, to demonstrate familiarity with some examples of Erasmian philosophic discourse, to recognize some of the major problems and projects that Erasmus of Rotterdam devoted himself to and to track down traces of their historical influence.

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Domain='thefreedictionary.com' word='Desiderius Erasmus' Printer Friendly 760,908,904 visitors served. TheFreeDictionary Google Word / Article Starts with Ends with Text subscription: Dictionary/ thesaurus Medical dictionary Legal dictionary Financial dictionary Acronyms Idioms Encyclopedia Wikipedia encyclopedia Hutchinson ... encyclopedia Desiderius Erasmus Also found in: Encyclopedia Wikipedia Hutchinson 0.02 sec. write_ads(AdsNum, 0) Thesaurus Legend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms Noun Desiderius Erasmus - Dutch humanist and theologian who was the leading Renaissance scholar of northern Europe; although his criticisms of the Roman Catholic Church led to the Reformation, he opposed violence and condemned Martin Luther (1466-1536) Erasmus Geert Geerts Gerhard Gerhards write_ads(AdsNum, 0) Page tools Printer friendly Cite / link Email Feedback Add definition Charity('US') Mentioned in References in periodicals archive Erasmus Geert Geerts Gerhard Gerhards One exception about whom Henrik Van Loon wrote about so charmingly in his Lives, is Desiderius Erasmus of Rotterdam (1466-1536).

17. Desiderius Erasmus, 1466-1536 erasmus stands as the supreme type of cultivated common sense applied to human affairs. He rescued theology from the pedantries of the Schoolmen, http://www.historyguide.org/intellect/erasmus.html

Desiderius Erasmus, 1466-1536 In 1500 he was again in France, and for the next six years lived chiefly at Paris. To this period belong his Adagia and Enchiridion Militis Christiani . In 1506 he made a short visit to England, carried out a long-desired journey to Italy, and at Padua acted as tutor to Alexander, Archbishop of St. Andrews, natural son of James IV of Scotland. His visit closed with a short stay in Rome, whence he carried away a far more friendly impression than did Luther when he made his visit. The accession of Henry VIII, and the invitation of Lord Mountjoy, induced Erasmus once more to make England his home. In his satire, Encomium Moriae (1509), we have him in his happiest vein, as the man of letters and the critic of kings and churchmen. Erasmus resided chiefly at Cambridge, where he acted as Margaret professor of Divinity and professor of Greek. After 1514 he lived alternatively in Basel and England, and from 1517 to 1521 at Louvain. In 1519 appeared the first edition of his Colloquia , usually regarded as his masterpiece. The audacity and incisiveness with which it handles the abuses of the Church prepared men's minds for the subsequent work of Martin Luther.

18. CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Desiderius Erasmus Article by Joseph Sauer. An extensive overview of the life, works and impact of this scholar. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05510b.htm

Home Encyclopedia Summa Fathers ... E > Desiderius Erasmus Desiderius Erasmus The most brilliant and most important leader of German humanism , b. at Rotterdam, Holland , 28 October, probably in 1466; d. at Basle, Switzerland , 12 July, 1536. He was the illegitimate child of Gerard, a citizen of Gouda, and Margaretha Rogers, and at a later date latinized his name as Desiderius Erasmus. Eventually his father became a priest Erasmus and an elder brother were brought up at Gouda by their mother. When nine years old he was sent to the school of the celebrated humanist Hegius at Deventer, where his taste for humanism was awakened and his powers of mind received their bent for life. The most brilliant qualities of his intellect , a wonderful memory and an extraordinarily quick power of comprehension, showed themselves even in this his earliest training. His mother died when he was thirteen years old, and a little later his father also; he was now sent by his guardians for two years, which he afterwards called two lost years, to the monastery school of Hertogenbosch. Then, after wandering aimlessly about for a time, he was forced, through

19. Biography Desiderius Erasmus Brief Biography of desiderius erasmus, New Testament translator and scholar. http://www.tlogical.net/bioerasmus.htm

Site Menu New Testament translater and scholar. He wanted the church to return to its first century roots and advocated a middle course between extremes in religion. Powered by FreeFind Back Home The New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge, Philip Schaff Vol. IV Dutch scholar; first editor of the Greek New Testament Early Life Studies and Travels Basis of Literary Activity Various Works ... Closing Years Early Life Studies and Travels Basis of Literary Activity Various Works Naturally, Erasmus has been most widely known for his critical and satirical writings, such as the " Praise of Folly " (Paris, 1509) and many of the Colloquia, which appeared at intervals from 1500 on. These appeal to a wider audience and deal with matters of wider human interest. Yet their author seems to have regarded them as the trifles of his intellectual product, the play of his leisure hours. His more serious writings begin early with the Enchiridion Militis Christiani , the " Manual (or Dagger) of the Christian Gentleman" (1503). In this little volume Erasmus outlines the views of the normal Christian life which he was to spend the rest of his days in elaborating, The key-note of it all is sincerity. The chief evil of the day, he says, is formalism, a respect for traditions, a regard for what other people think essential, but never a thought of what the true teaching of Christ may be. The remedy is for every man to ask himself at each point: what is the essential thing? and to do this without fear. Forms are not in themselves evil. It is only when they hide or quench the spirit that they are to be dreaded. In his examination of the special dangers of formalism, Erasmus pays his respects to monasticism saint-worship, war, the spirit of class, the foibles of "society," in the fashion which was to make his later reputation as a satirist, but the main impression or the

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Erasmus Center for Early Modern Studies Sitenavigatie Home Erasmus Online Database Nieuwsbrief English menu Home Contact Over Ons Nieuwsbrief Nieuws Nieuws Bruiklenen Activiteiten Research Seminar Conferenties Tentoonstellingen Onderzoek ... Geestverwanten Erasmuscollectie Bezit Erasmus Online Contactinformatie Erasmus Leven Werk Denken Portretten ... Colofon Rotterdam Standbeeld Erasmus in Rotterdam Erasmushuis Erasmiaans Gymnasium Digitale teksten Erasmus zoek Home Welkom bij het Erasmus Center for Early Modern Studies Het Erasmus Center for Early Modern Studies is een gezamenlijk initiatief van de Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam en Bibliotheek Rotterdam. Opgericht in 2005 beoogt het Erasmus Center een brug te slaan tussen wetenschap en burger, tussen universiteit en stad, tussen geschiedenis en actualiteit, tussen Erasmus, zijn geesteskinderen en zijn geestverwanten. Center of Excellence Bij zijn onderzoeksactiviteiten zoekt het Erasmus Center fEMS internationale samenwerking. Deze samenwerking krijgt ook gestalte in periodiek georganiseerde conferenties, die leiden tot Engelstalige publicaties rond het onderzoeksprogramma. Tussen 2005 en 2008 staan drie internationale symposia over "Accountable Government and Good Governance in Late Medieval and Early Modern Europe" op het programma. In december 2006 heeft de "Pierre Bayle Tercentenary Conference" plaatsgevonden. Een onderzoeksmaster is in ontwikkeling. Ook organiseert het Erasmus Center fEMS zijn eigen

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