Erasmus By johnisaacmajors 1466 Birth 1470 Began Education Age 4 1475 Latin Grammar School Age 9 1483 Death of Parents via the Black Death 1492 Poverty forces Erasmus to become a monk Ordained a Catholic priest. 1499 Travels to England Met Tomas Moore and John Colet, who influenced him, stays 10 years in France, England, and the Netherlands. 1516 Translates New Testament into Greek 1517 Luther posts the 95 Theses Next 10 years, Erasmus debates over human nature. 1536 Death
