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
  • Erasmas, the narrator and protagonist of the 2008 novel Anathem by Neal Stephenson
  • 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 from Dilettantes by You Am I

Education

  • Erasmus Programme, from 2014 Erasmus+, a European Commission programme for education, training, youth, and sport
  • Erasmus Mundus, a parallel master's level scholarship program
  • Erasmus Brussels University of Applied Sciences and Arts
  • Erasmus Hall High School, Brooklyn, New York
  • Erasmus University Rotterdam, Netherlands
  • Erasmus MC (Medical Center), Rotterdam, home to the faculty of medicine of Erasmus University Rotterdam
  • Erasmus Hospital, a teaching hospital in Brussels associated with the Université libre de Bruxelles (Free University of Brussels)

People

  • Erasmus (given name), a list of people with the name
  • Erasmus (surname), a list of people with the name

Transportation

  • Erasmus (train), an express train between The Hague and Munich from 1973 to 2000
  • Erasmus metro station, in Brussels
  • Erasmus Bridge, or Erasmusbrug, a bridge in Rotterdam

Other uses

  • Erasmus Prize, an annual prize awarded by the Praemium Erasmianum Foundation
  • 7907 Erasmus, a main-belt asteroid

See also

  • Gymnasium Erasmianum, Rotterdam, the second-oldest school in the Netherlands
  • Rasmus (disambiguation)