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Wikipedia: Erasmus
This encyclopedia site from Wikipedia can be translated into several different languages. Use this site out for more information on Erasmus (1466-1536 CE).
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Catholic Encyclopedia: Alcuin
This Catholic Encyclopedia site offers a very good biography of Alcuin, with extensive information on his work as an educator, a scholar, a theologian, and a liturgist of the 8th century. Please note that "The Catholic Encyclopedia" is a...
Society of Archbishop Justus
Alcuin, Deacon, Scholar, and Abbot of Tours
A biographical note for the feast day of St. Alcuin, the 8th century English churchman behind the Carolingian renaissance. He is credited with the invention of cursive script.
Robert H. Sarkissian
Island of Freedom: Immanuel Kant 1724 1804
Brief biography of Kant (1724-1804 CE), provides links to his major works in translation, as well as a portrait, quotations and an explanation of some of his ideas.
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Bede the Venerable, Priest, Monk, & Scholar
This site provides a moderate-length biography, one of Bede's hymns, and a related prayer in traditional and modern language.
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Leicester University: Alcuin and Bede: An Introduction
Surveys the life and work of two 8th century English monks whose scholarship and writings preserved learning during the European Dark Ages.
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Catholic Encyclopedia: Giovanni Pico Della Mirandola
The entry in the Catholic Encyclopedia. Contains useful biographical information, as well as an overview of his life's works and philosophy. Please note that ?The Catholic Encyclopedia? is a historic reference source and should be viewed...