What Erasmus means?

European Community Action Scheme for ERASMUS is a backronym meaning European Community Action Scheme for the Mobility of University Students. Erasmus travelled widely across Europe and he was a pioneer of the European Republic of Letters.

What is the origin of the name Erasmus?

The name Erasmus is primarily a male name of Greek origin that means Beloved.

What ethnicity is Erasmus?

Erasmus, in full Desiderius Erasmus, (born Octo [1466?], Rotterdam, Holland [now in the Netherlands]—died J, Basel, Switzerland), Dutch humanist who was the greatest scholar of the northern Renaissance, the first editor of the New Testament, and also an important figure in patristics and ...