Erasmus

American

[ih-raz-muhs] / ɪˈræz məs /

noun

Desiderius 1466?–1536, Dutch humanist, scholar, theologian, and writer.
a male given name: from a Greek word meaning “beloved.”

Erasmus British

/ ɪˈræzməs /

noun

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)

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Namibia captain Gerhard Erasmus admitted there were lessons to be learned as they head home after losing all four of their group matches.

From Barron's

The findings come from a study led by Erasmus MC in The Netherlands and the University of California, Davis, recently published in Scientific Reports.

From Science Daily

Its rooms are set in a row of Victorian townhouses adjacent to the distillery and also run by the distillery owners Jon and Victoria Erasmus.

From The Wall Street Journal

The UK has agreed a deal to rejoin the Erasmus university exchange and further negotiate a youth jobs scheme.

From BBC

Now several years after it was scrapped, students will have more opportunities to study abroad as the UK is set to rejoin the Erasmus student exchange programme from 2027.

From BBC

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