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• ERASMUS, Desiderius — (1467 1536) Dutch scholar, writer, and humanist Desiderius Erasmus was the greatest clas­sicist of the Renaissance in northern Europe. Living amid violent social, eco­nomic, and religious upheavals, Erasmus responded to these controversies with… …   Renaissance and Reformation 1500-1620: A Biographical Dictionary

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