One of the best sources for the world of European Humanism in the early 16th century is the letters of Erasmus. Among those who he exchanged letters with are:

• William Blount, fourth Lord Mountjoy
• William Budaeus
• John Claymond
• John Colet
• Martin Dorp
• John Fisher
• Richard Foxe
• Duke Frederick of Saxony
• William Grocyn
• Henry VIII
• Ulrich von Hutten
• William Latimer
• Thomas Linacre
• Martin Luther
• Philip Melanchthon
• Thomas More
• Richard Pace
• Beatus Rhenanus
• Juan Luis Vives
• William Warham
• Thomas Wolsey

John Colet (1467? - September 10, 1519) was an English churchman and educational pioneer. ... Categories: A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature | People stubs | 1469 births | 1535 deaths | Saints ... Richard Fox (c. ... William Grocyn (1446?-1519) was an English scholar, a friend of Erasmus. ... Henry VIII King of England and Ireland by Hans Holbein the Younger His Grace King Henry VIII (28 June 1491–28 January 1547) was King of England and Lord of Ireland (later King of Ireland) from 22 April 1509 until his death. ... Ulrich von Hutten (1488-1523) was an outspoken critic of the Roman Catholic Church and adherent of the Lutheran Reformation. ... Thomas Linacre (or Lynaker) (c. ... Martin Luther (originally Martin Luder or Martinus Luther) (November 10, 1483 – February 18, 1546) was a German theologian and an Augustinian monk whose teachings inspired the Protestant Reformation and deeply influenced the doctrines of Lutheran, Protestant and other Christian traditions (a broad movement composed of many congregations and church bodies). ... Melancthon, in a portrait engraved by Albrecht Dürer, 1526 Philipp Melanchthon (February 16, 1497 - April 19, 1560) was a German theologian and writer of the Protestant Reformation and an associate of Martin Luther. ... Portrait of Sir Thomas More by Hans Holbein the Younger Sir Thomas More (7 February 1478–6 July 1535), posthumously known also as Saint Thomas More, was an English lawyer, author, and politician. ... Richard Pace (c. ... Juan Luís Vives (March 6, 1492 - May 6, 1540), Spanish scholar, was born at Valencia. ... Walliam Warham, Archbishop of Canterbury, by Hans Holbein the Younger, 1527 (Louvre Museum) William Warham (c. ... Cardinal Thomas Wolsey (c. ...

Editions

• P. S. Allen, Opus epistolarum Des. Erasmu Roterodami, 12 vols (Oxford, 1906-1958) (Latin Text)
• Collected Works of Erasmus (Toronto, 1976-), based on the Allen edition, with a small number of additions and emendations (English Text)