List of Erasmus's correspondents

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Hans Holbein der Jungere; Studies of the Hands of Erasmus of Rotterdam, ca. 1523. (Louvre) HolbeinErasmusHands.jpg
Hans Holbein der Jüngere; Studies of the Hands of Erasmus of Rotterdam, ca. 1523. (Louvre)

One of the best sources for the world of European Renaissance Humanism in the early sixteenth century is the correspondence of Erasmus. Among those with whom he exchanged letters are:

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  1. "Bullock, Henry"  . Dictionary of National Biography . London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.

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