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1. Desiderius Erasmus

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   Early Life and Education
   Erasmus was born in Rotterdam in the Duchy of Guelders, likely illegitimate. His early education was secured at the Latin school at Deventer, where the curriculum emphasized rigorous classical training. He was later coerced into monastic life, taking vows as an Augustinian canon at Steyn Abbey in 1488, though he found the contemplative life profoundly uncongenial. His dissatisfaction stemmed partly from the perceived narrowness of monastic intellectual pursuits, which he felt stifled the necessary study …