European Wise Guys

Name

Sir Thomas More

Nationality

English

Life Span:

Born: 1478

Died: 1535

Specific Contributions:

(literary works, artistic achievements,

 philosophical, essays, etc)

He wrote the book Utopia, and he was a devout catholic at the time, and he was firmly against the binding of Church and State, and he believed that the two should be separate always.

Significance to Field of Expertise:

He led to thinking that politics should be governed by reason

Impact

This put an end to the binding of church and state policies

Reflection (become the personality profiled on this sheet and write a short narrative – no more than 50 words reviewing career and contributions.  remember perspective)

Thomas More is known for his 1516 book Utopia and for his untimely death in 1535, after refusing to acknowledge King Henry VIII as head of the Church of England. He was canonized by the Catholic Church as a saint in 1935.

Name

Erasmus

Nationality

Dutch

Life Span:

Born: October 27, 1466

Died: July 12, 1536

Specific Contributions:

(literary works, artistic achievements,

 philosophical, essays, etc)

The Praise of Folly was one of his noted works, and he became one of the great thinkers of the renaissance, by starting movements such as the humanistic movement. But, he also split up his time between the countries of Europe, and was funded by many of Europe’s other great thinkers.

Significance to Field of Expertise:

Developed the humanist movement

Impact

He developed the humanist movement, which encouraged people to think and explore on their own.

Reflection (become the personality profiled on this sheet and write a short narrative – no more than 50 words reviewing career and contributions.  remember perspective)

He believed that many priests had distorted the simple teaching of Christ. He admired clear honest thinking and disliked intolerance and persecution. He argued against the church in a way, although he was a devout catholic.

Name

Albrecht Durer

Nationality

German

Life Span:

Born: May 21, 1471

Died: April 6, 1528

Specific Contributions:

(literary works, artistic achievements,

 philosophical, essays, etc)

He was a German artist, that was responsible for many of the age defining works of that time, he was primarily focused in depicting the religious events that took place during that time. He did not just do painting, for he did a series based on the apocalypse that was wood carvings.

Significance to Field of Expertise:

His contemporary and new art

Impact

It allowed for new forms of art to come up, and it marked a forward movement of the artistic portion of the renaissance.

Reflection (become the personality profiled on this sheet and write a short narrative – no more than 50 words reviewing career and contributions.  remember perspective)

He was one of the greatest German Artists ever, and his works included a variety of things, such as paintings, woodworking, and other sculptures. He worked with several kings and leaders, and he made journeys to Italy in order to craft and get inspiration.