Actually Desiderious Erasmus was born in the Netherlands around 1469.
A Humanist is essentially any person who has a high view of human beings. Some Humanists are people of faith and some are not. The basic idea is that there is "good stuff" inside of human beings...
he is this guy who did something important i dont know what tho
they did it by being cool
Humanists tended to focus on more worldly subjects.
Visit the Erasmus Bridge in Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Chip Off the Old Block? Charles Darwin's Grandpa, Erasmus