Desiderius (ˌdɛzɪˈdɪərɪəs), real name Gerhard Gerhards. ?1466–1536, Dutch humanist, the leading scholar of the Renaissance in northern Europe. He published the first Greek edition of the New Testament in 1516; his other works include the satirical Encomium Moriae (1509); Colloquia (1519), a series of dialogues; and an attack on the theology of Luther, De Libero Arbitrio (1524)
Erasmus in American English
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ˌDesiˈderius (ˌdɛsəˈdɪriəs) (born Gerhard Gerhards) 1466?-1536; Du. humanist, scholar, & theologian