Erasmus

:This article deals with Erasmus, the theologian. For other meanings, see Erasmus (disambiguation).

Legacy

The extraordinary popularity of his books, however, has been shown in the number of editions and translations that have appeared since the 16th century, and in the undiminished interest excited by his elusive but fascinating personality. Ten columns of the catalogue of the British Library are taken up with the bare enumeration of the works and their subsequent reprints. The greatest names of the classical and patristic world are among those translated, edited or annotated by Erasmus, including as Saint Ambrose, Aristotle, Saint Augustine, Saint Basil, Saint John Chrysostom, Cicero, and Saint Jerome.

Related Topics:
Ambrose - Aristotle - Augustine - Basil - John Chrysostom - Cicero - Jerome

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Today in his home town of Rotterdam, the University has been named in his honour.

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