About the Author

Desiderius Erasmus (c. 1466–1536), a Dutch humanist, Catholic priest, and scholar, was one of the most influential Renaissance figures. A professor of divinity and Greek, Erasmus wrote, taught, and travelled, meeting with Europe’s foremost scholars. A prolific author, Erasmus wrote on both ecclesiastic and general human interest subjects.
D.F.S. Thomson is Professor of Classics, University College, University of Toronto. The late Wallace K. Ferguson held the J.B. Smallman Chair in History at the University of Western Ontario.