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. Erasmus was a prolific author, writing on both ecclesiastic and general human interest subjects.Edwin Rabbie is a judge at the criminal law division of the District Court of The Hague, Netherlands. He has contributed to several volumes of the Amsterdam edition of Erasmus’ Opera omnia and has published on neo-Latin literature.