Swiss American Historical Society Review Volume 39 Number 3 Article 3 11-2003 Erasmus and Switzerland Edmund J. Campion Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/sahs_review Part of the European History Commons, and the European Languages and Societies Commons Recommended Citation Campion, Edmund J. (2003) "Erasmus and Switzerland," Swiss American Historical Society Review: Vol. 39 : No. 3 , Article 3. Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/sahs_review/vol39/iss3/3 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by BYU ScholarsArchive. It has been accepted for inclusion in Swiss American Historical Society Review by an authorized editor of BYU ScholarsArchive. For more information, please contact
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[email protected]. Campion: Erasmus and Switzerland Erasmus and Switzerland by Edmund J. Campion Although Erasmus (1467?-1536) lived in Switzerland for ten years, a longer period of time than in any country except his native Holland, and was, in fact, buried in Basel, scholars have written very little of substance on his lengthy connections with Switzerland and Swiss intellectuals and publishers. This is surprising because links between Erasmus and specific European countries have attracted a great deal of interest from leading Erasmus scholars. In his 1954 book Erasme et l 'Italie, Augustin Renaudet examined the important connections between Erasmus and Italian theologians and philosophers. 1 Not only did Erasmus earn his doctorate in sacred theology at the University of Turin in 1506, but his first major works were published in Venice by Aldus Manutius. Until 1512, Erasmus made several extended stays in Italy and he had several influential friends in the Vatican.