david---erasmus

 **Desiderius Erasmus**

**‍****Background:** **1466 C.E-1536 C.E** **Desiderius Erasmus was born in Rotterdam. They called him Prince of Humanism becuase he studied alot of stuff thats why he is well known. He died in Basel after his hard work.**

**Childhood:** **His parent died of the plague, his guardians sent him to another school.****Called Hertoganbosch.****He studies Greek New Testament and Latin.** **His appreciation of Christianity beyond basis.****The Second son of a priest.**

**Education:** **He went to the University of Pairs .** **He studied to be a monk at Frates Collationarii.** **He went to Gouda and Deventer for his youth .** **he went to a church named** **St Augustine.**

**Career:** **He went to church and became a priest .****He was an Author** **books (Adagia).He taught Greek to people. He taught some pupils in his job. He was a priest in (April, 1492).He was secretary of Henry Bergen. He became a Professor at Cambridge University. He taught spelling to the future king Charles the 5th.**

**Achievements:** **He spoke against war in a speech. He translated Latin into the New Testament.** **He was First editor of the New Testament. The one that he was most famous about is the praise of folly.**

**Also named a house after him**
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