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Desiderius ERASMUS B. at Rotterdam [ Holland ], 28 Oct., 1465. The illegitimate s. of Gerrit, of Gouda [ Holland ]. Educated at the school of Deventer [ Holland ???], where he learned Greek. Ord. priest, 1492 . Private secretary to the Bishop of Cambrai who gave him the means to go to Paris [ France ]. Studied there, 1496-7 . Came to England ; studied at St Mary Hall, Oxford, and visited Cambridge, where he was made D.D. 1506 . Went to Rome [ Italy ] in 1506, and was dispensed from his monastic vows; also visited Venice [ Italy ] and Bologna [ Italy ]. Returned to England in 1510, and resided in Queens' College, 1510-5 . For a time Public Orator. Lady Margaret Professor of Theology, 1511-5 . Visited Flanders in 1514, and became a Councillor of Charles V. Latterly resided at Basel [ Switzerland ], where his great work, the first edition of the New Testament in Greek, was published, in 1516 . Offered a Cardinalate by Paul III, in 1535 . Died 11 Jul., 1536, at Basel [ Switzerland ]. ( Cooper, I. 57; The New Calendar of Great Men .) | Desiderius ERASMUS Approx. lifespan: 14651536 b. at Rotterdam, [ Holland ] 1465:10:28 The illegitimate s. of Gerrit ERASMUS of Gouda, [ Holland ] Educated at the school of Deventer [ Holland ???], where he learned Greek. Ord. priest 1492 Private secretary to the Bishop of Cambrai who gave him the means to go to Paris, [ France ] Studied there 1496-97 Came to England ; studied at St Mary Hall [Oxford] and visited Cambridge, where he was made D.D. 1506 Went to Rome, [ Italy ] in 1506 and was dispensed from his monastic vows; also visited Venice, [ Italy ] and Bologna, [ Italy ] Returned to England in 1510 and resided in Queens' College 1510-15 For a time Public Orator. Lady Margaret Professor of Theology 1511-15 Visited Flanders in 1514 and became a Councillor of Charles V. Latterly resided at Basel, [ Switzerland ] where his great work, the first edition of the New Testament in Greek, was published, in 1516 Offered a Cardinalate by Paul III, in 1535 Died 1536:07:11 at Basel, [ Switzerland ] ( Cooper I. 57; The New Calendar of Great Men .) [app:]b. at Rotterdam, [ Holland ] 1465:10:28 [:app] [app:]Portraits in Old Schools [Cambridge], [ Cambridgeshire ] (spurious), Corpus Christi College and Queens' College (four, including Holbein)[:app] [app:](Goodison: CP : 6; Atkinson, 288, 350, 3485)[:app] |