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 …