Desiderius Erasmus
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Desiderius Erasmus was a Dutch Renaissance scholar, theologian, and humanist whose critical editions of the New Testament and satirical writings greatly influenced European intellectual and religious life.
All labels observed (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Desiderius Erasmus canonical | 41 |
| Erasmus of Rotterdam | 23 |
| Erasmus | 4 |
| Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus | 2 |
| Erasme – Erasmus | 1 |
| Erasmus (critical comparison) | 1 |
| Erasmus of Rotterdam (associated with Lady Margaret foundations, not as formal holder) | 1 |
| Érasme | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Desiderius Erasmus Context triple: [Renaissance humanism, associatedWithFigure, Desiderius Erasmus]
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A.
Johannes Voet
Johannes Voet was a prominent 17th–18th century Dutch jurist and legal scholar whose writings became highly influential in the development and interpretation of Roman-Dutch law.
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B.
Martin Luther
Martin Luther was a 16th-century German theologian and key figure of the Protestant Reformation whose teachings challenged Catholic doctrine and reshaped Western Christianity.
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C.
Theodore Beza
Theodore Beza was a 16th-century French Reformed theologian and scholar who succeeded John Calvin as the leading figure of the Reformed Church in Geneva and a key systematizer of Calvinist doctrine.
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D.
William Ames
William Ames was an influential early 17th-century English Puritan theologian and moral philosopher whose writings helped shape Reformed and Puritan thought in England and New England.
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E.
John Calvin
John Calvin was a 16th-century French theologian and key leader of the Protestant Reformation whose teachings laid the foundations of the Reformed tradition in Christianity.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Desiderius Erasmus Target entity description: Desiderius Erasmus was a Dutch Renaissance scholar, theologian, and humanist whose critical editions of the New Testament and satirical writings greatly influenced European intellectual and religious life.
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A.
Johannes Voet
Johannes Voet was a prominent 17th–18th century Dutch jurist and legal scholar whose writings became highly influential in the development and interpretation of Roman-Dutch law.
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B.
Martin Luther
Martin Luther was a 16th-century German theologian and key figure of the Protestant Reformation whose teachings challenged Catholic doctrine and reshaped Western Christianity.
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C.
Theodore Beza
Theodore Beza was a 16th-century French Reformed theologian and scholar who succeeded John Calvin as the leading figure of the Reformed Church in Geneva and a key systematizer of Calvinist doctrine.
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D.
William Ames
William Ames was an influential early 17th-century English Puritan theologian and moral philosopher whose writings helped shape Reformed and Puritan thought in England and New England.
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E.
John Calvin
John Calvin was a 16th-century French theologian and key leader of the Protestant Reformation whose teachings laid the foundations of the Reformed tradition in Christianity.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (74)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Dutch person
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Renaissance scholar ⓘ biblical scholar ⓘ human ⓘ humanist ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| advocated |
moral reform of the clergy
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peace ⓘ religious toleration ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Desiderius Erasmus
ⓘ
surface form:
Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus
Desiderius Erasmus ⓘ
surface form:
Erasmus of Rotterdam
|
| birthDate |
1466-10-28
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1467-10-28 ⓘ |
| birthName | Gerrit Gerritszoon ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Burgundian Netherlands
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County of Holland ⓘ Rotterdam ⓘ |
| citizenship |
County of Holland
ⓘ
Habsburg Netherlands ⓘ |
| correspondedWith |
John Colet
ⓘ
Philip Melanchthon ⓘ
surface form:
Philipp Melanchthon
Pope Leo X ⓘ Thomas More ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1536-07-12 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Basel-Stadt
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surface form:
Basel
Old Swiss Confederacy ⓘ |
| education | monastic schools ⓘ |
| era | Renaissance ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
biblical studies
ⓘ
classical philology ⓘ education ⓘ philosophy ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| influenced |
European humanism
ⓘ
John Colet ⓘ Martin Luther ⓘ Philip Melanchthon ⓘ
surface form:
Philipp Melanchthon
Reformation ⓘ
surface form:
Protestant Reformation
Thomas More ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Augustine of Hippo
ⓘ
Church Fathers ⓘ Jerome ⓘ St. Thomas Aquinas ⓘ
surface form:
Thomas Aquinas
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| knownFor |
advocacy of church reform
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critical edition of the Greek New Testament ⓘ promotion of humanist education ⓘ satirical writings ⓘ |
| language |
Dutch
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Latin ⓘ |
| movement | Christian humanism ⓘ |
| name | Desiderius Erasmus self-link ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Adagia
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Colloquia ⓘ Enchiridion militis Christiani ⓘ In Praise of Folly ⓘ Institutio principis Christiani ⓘ Moriae Encomium ⓘ Novum Instrumentum omne ⓘ Textus Receptus ⓘ
surface form:
Novum Testamentum (Greek New Testament edition)
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| occupation |
editor
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priest ⓘ teacher ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| opposed |
excesses of scholastic theology
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superstition in religion ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| residence |
Basel-Stadt
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surface form:
Basel
England ⓘ Italy ⓘ Leuven ⓘ Paris ⓘ |
| taughtAt |
Queens’ College, Cambridge
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surface form:
Queens' College, Cambridge
Cambridge University ⓘ
surface form:
University of Cambridge
|
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Referenced by (74)
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