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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 46. Chapters: History of Gouda, People from Gouda, Desiderius Erasmus, Cornelis de Houtman, Ad Melkert, Cornelis Ketel, Hind Laroussi, Hieronymus van Beverningh, Wouter Crabeth II, Gouda railway station, Frederik de Wit, Jamai Loman, Cornelius Loos, Dick van Dijk, Donny de Groot, Dirk Crabeth, Ed de Goey, Nicolaas Hartsoeker, Paulus Traudenius, Paulien van Deutekom, Pim Balkestein, Frederick de Houtman, Gillian van den Berg, Maria Thins, Stroopwafel, Nicolaas van Nieuwland, Ingrid Visser, Gouda Goverwelle railway station, Janskerk, Koen de Kort, Johan van der Horn, Herbert Dercksen, Levi Schwiebbe, Jan Gonda, Jan Oosterhaven, Abraham Staal, Verona van de Leur, Leo Vroman, Harry van der Laan, Mieke Cabout, Jacob Block, Jan van Krimpen, Aert van Waes, Jaap Spaanderman, Gerard Leeu, Dicky Palyama, Marco de Goeij, Aad Wagenaar, Adriaen Maertensz Block, Pieter Donker, Jan Ariens Duif, Johannes Posthumus, Adriaen van der Spelt, Gerard van As, Gertjan Rothman, Lex van Haeften, Cornelis Engelsz, Mohammed Faouzi, Adriaan Vlacq, Pieter Johannes van Rhijn, Adri van Heteren, Pieter Pourbus, Eric Noordegraaf, Froukje Wegman, Nelis van Dijk, Gijs van der Leden, Gouwestreek, Jan Rijpstra. Excerpt: Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus (October 28, 1466 - July 12, 1536), known as Erasmus of Rotterdam, was a Dutch Renaissance humanist, Catholic priest, and a theologian. Erasmus was a classical scholar who wrote in a pure Latin style and enjoyed the sobriquet "Prince of the Humanists." He has been called "the crowning glory of the Christian humanists." Using humanist techniques for working on texts, he prepared important new Latin and Greek editions of the New Testament. These raised questions that would be influential in the Protestant Reformation and Catholic Counter-Reformation. He also wrote The Praise of Folly, Handbook of a Christian Knight, On Civ...
