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Desiderius Erasmus

Humanist and theologian Desiderius Erasmus was born in Rotterdam, probably in 1466. After living in a monastery and in Paris he became Professor of Divinity and of Greek at Cambridge University in England.

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The Praise of Folly

Erasmus was one of the greatest scholars of the Renaissance, involved most notably in debates concerning the church. In this witty work he satirizes the shortcomings of the upper classes and religious institutions of the time.

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