• I was born in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, in 1466.
  • After six years in an Augustinian monastery, I became private secretary to the Bishop of Cambrai, and in 1492 a priest.
  • In 1498 I moved to England, where I became professor of divinity and Greek at Cambridge.
  • After publishing my first satire in 1509 (Encomium Moriae), my masterpiece, Colloquia, appeared in 1519, an audacious attack on church abuses.
  • From 1521 I lived in Basel, where despite being controversial, I enjoyed great fame and respect.

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