He was born in Gouda, Holland, on Oct. 27, in 1469. He was the illegitimate son of a priest and a physician's daughter. He went to a strict monastic schools in Deventer and 's-Hwetogenbosch. After his father's death, he became an Augustinian canon (member of the order) in Steyn. In 1492, he was ordained as a priest. When working for the bishop of Cambrai, he studied Scholastic Philosophy and Greek in Paris. Erasmus found religious life distasteful, and sought secular employment. Later on, he received a papal dispensation to live as a secular scholar.

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The writing of Erasmus were written in elegant Latin. They showed extensive knowledge on the subject. He also wrote with wit and tolerance. Adagia, written in 1500, established his scholarly reputation. Most of Erasmus's early work attacked church practices and rationalist Scholasticism. Manuella of the Cristen Knyght and his most famous work, The Praise of Folie, both advocate for a return to simple Christian ethics. He also revised the New Testament in Greek, based on manuscripts that were recently discovered then. Some of his works influenced religious reformers of this time. This is the cause of Erasmus being called the father of the Reformation (a 16th century religious revolution in the Christian Church).

g. Starting in 1499, he began working as a tutor and lecturer. He taught at Cambridge in 1511-1514, also visit

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