Scott Harrison: Erasmus

Desiderius Erasmus (c.1466-1536)

      Erasmus was a Dutch humanist philosopher and scholar who made a name for himself by opposing SCHOLASTICISM, which naturally brought a great deal of Church criticism his way.

Erasmus, that great injur'd name (The glory of the priesthood and the shame!)     —Alexander Pope, "An Essay on Criticism", III

      I rather doubt that there is much truth in the following clerihew:

Desiderius Erasmus Suffered from one of the rare asthmas, His worst wheezes Were caused by over-ripe cheeses.     —Paul Horgan

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