Erasmus (disambiguation)

Erasmus (1466–1536) was a Dutch humanist scholar.

Erasmus may also refer to:

Arts and entertainment

• Erasmus (Dune), a fictional robot in the Legends of Dune series by Kevin J. Anderson and Brian Herbert
• Erasmus, a character in the Quest for Glory video games
• Erasmus, a character in the 2003 film Barbie of Swan Lake
• Erasmus, a fictional ship in the 1975 novel Shōgun by James Clavell
• "Erasmus", a 2008 song by You Am I from Dilettantes

Education

• Erasmus+, a European Commission programme for education, training, youth, and sport
• Erasmus Brussels University of Applied Sciences and Arts
• Erasmus Hall High School, Brooklyn, New York
• Erasmus Programme, a European Union student exchange program
• Erasmus University Rotterdam
• Gymnasium Erasmianum, Rotterdam

Other uses

• Erasmus (train), an express train between The Hague and Munich 1973–2000
• Erasmus Bridge, or Erasmusbrug, a bridge in Rotterdam
• Erasmus Hospital, an academic hospital in Brussels associated with Free University of Brussels
• Erasmus metro station, in Brussels
• Erasmus Prize, an annual prize awarded by the Praemium Erasmianum Foundation
• 7907 Erasmus, a main-belt asteroid

People

Given name

• Erasmus of Formiae (died c. 303), Christian saint and martyr
• Erasme Louis Surlet de Chokier (1769–1839), Belgian politician
• Erasmus of Arcadia (fl. 18th century), Greek Orthodox bishop
• Erasmus of Lueg (fl. 15th century), Slovenian robber baron, famed for being besieged in Predjama Castle
• Erasmus Darwin (1731–1802), English physician and poet, grandfather of Charles Darwin
• Erasmus Alvey Darwin (1804–1881), brother of Charles Darwin
• Erasmus Darwin IV (1881–1915), son of Horace Darwin, grandson of Charles Darwin
• Erasmus Gower (1742–1814), British naval officer and colonial governor
• Erasmus Grasser (c. 1450–c. 1515), German master builder and sculptor
• Erasmus James (born 1982), American professional football player
• Erasmus D. Keyes (1810–1895), American businessman, banker, and general
• Erasmus Reinhold (1511–1553), German astronomer and mathematician
• Erasmus Richardson (1810–1892), American politician
• Erasmus Smith (1611–1691), English merchant, landowner, and philanthropist

Surname

• Alan Erasmus (born 1949), British actor and co-founder of Factory Records in Manchester
• Daniel Erasmus, South African Paralympic athlete
• Daniel Erasmus (cricketer) (born 1973), Zimbabwean cricketer
• Daniel Jacobus Erasmus (1830–1913), South African Boer political figure
• Douglas Erasmus (born 1990), South African swimmer
• Frans Erasmus (1896–1967), South African politician
• Georges Erasmus (born 1948), Canadian politician
• Jaco Erasmus (born 1979), Italian rugby union player
• Kermit Erasmus (born 1990), South African football player
• Marais Erasmus (born 1974), South African cricket umpire
• Rassie Erasmus (born 1972), South African rugby union coach and former player

See also

• Gerasimos
• Rasmus (disambiguation)
• Elmo (given name), a derivative of Erasmus