Rebus InstituteDesiderius ErasmusDesiderius Erasmus, the most brilliant and most important leader of German humanism, b. at Rotterdam, Holland, October 28, probably in...
Rebus InstituteThomas MoreKnight, Lord Chancellor of England, author and martyr, born in London, 7 February, 1477-78; executed at Tower Hill, 6 July, 1535. He was...
Rebus InstituteChristine of PizanA French poet and historiographer, born at Venice, 1363; died in France, 1430. Although an Italian by birth, she was French at heart as...
Rebus InstituteGeoffrey ChaucerEnglish poet, born in London between 1340 and 1345; died there, 25 October, 1400. John Chaucer, a vintner and citizen of London, married...
Rebus InstituteSocratesGreek philosopher and educational reformer of the fifth century B.C.; born at Athens, 469 B.C.; died there, 399 B.C. After having...