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Erasmus (feb 21, 1466 – feb 21, 1536)

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In Praise of Folly

"Erasmus laid the egg that Luther hatched"

Civic/Christian Humanist. He sought to reform the Church from within. He continued to write in latin, not the vernacular.

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feb 21, 1466
feb 21, 1536
~ 70 years