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Who was the Dutch monk and scholar who criticized the folly of his fellow man in his book,The Praise Of Folly?

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Erasmus of Rotterdam.
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¨Desiderius Erasmus¨ was called the dutch monk and scholar in the Praise of Folly.

Step-by-step explanation:

A couple of Desiderius Erasmus's main goals were to expose the ancient monk and bishop's ambitions, the excessive reliance of the common folk with relics, pilgrimages, and other aids to devotion, criticize the general speculations of the theologists, between others.

Erasmus´s contributions were extremely valuable for the protestant reformation period in Europe, so clearly his intervention was important, historic and changed set parameters in religious matters.

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