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Erasmus

Type Figure Region Europe Time c. 1466–1536 Also known as Erasmus of Rotterdam、Desiderius Erasmus、鹿特丹的伊拉斯谟

Erasmus (c. 1466–1536), Netherlandish humanist and classical philologist, published The Praise of Folly in 1511 and the Greek New Testament Novum Ins…

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  1. 1511Paris · Kingdom of FranceErasmus completed and published his famous satire The Praise of Folly (Moriae Encomium) in Paris, exposing the hypocrisy and folly of church and society in allegorical form, becoming a landmark document of the Northern Renaissance.
  2. 1511–1514Basel · SwitzerlandErasmus worked with Froben in Basel, collating the New Testament text from multiple Greek manuscripts in final preparation for its 1516 publication, embodying his scholarly ideal of returning to the Greek original.
  3. 1516Basel · SwitzerlandErasmus published the Greek New Testament Novum Instrumentum, with a revised Latin translation and scholarly annotations, providing a key textual basis for biblical study and translation during the Reformation.
  4. 1517–1520Basel · SwitzerlandAfter Luther's reform movement arose, Erasmus expressed hopes for church reform in his correspondence and writings while criticizing radical schism, attempting to maintain a middle position between papal authority and reform demands.

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