Desiderious Erasmus, or Erasmus as he is most often called, was a major 16th century European author on a treatise on Peace and several anti-war tracts, who also tried to make peace between the Catholic Church and the protestant Martin Luther. This video biography is part of our Transformative Thinkers Series.
The Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs is an international organization that brings together scholars and public figures to work toward reducing the danger of armed conflict and to seek solutions to global security threats. It was founded in 1957 by Joseph Rotblat and Bertrand Russell in Pugwash, Nova Scotia, Canada, following the release of the Russell-Einstein Manifesto in 1955. Pugwash and Rotblat jointly won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1995 for efforts on nuclear disarmament. International Student/Young Pugwash groups have existed since 1979.