Desiderius Erasmus:
chronology from al klisiak

1466 b. at Rotterdam
c. 1476 studied at school of famous humanist Hegius
c. 1480-82 sent by guardians to monastery of Hertogenbosch--the "lost years"
1486 forced to enter the monastery of Emmaus, near Gouda
1491 departed from the monastery as the secretary of the Bishop of Cambrai
1492 ordained priest
1492-96 remains in the service of the Bishop of Cambrai
1496 sent to Paris to complete his studies
1498-1499 stays in England, and meets at Oxford with Colet, Thomas More, Latimore
1500  returns to France, "Adagia" publ.
1502 "Enchiridion militis christiani" publ.
1505 Erasmus's intro and trans. of Lorenzo Valla's " Annotationes" to the New Testement publ.
1506 Journeys to Italy, en route at Turin receives degree: Doctor of Divinity, 
c. 1506 at Venice forms friendship with Aldus Manutius, at Rome meets with Giovanni de' Medici and Dominico Gramani
1509 leaving Italy writes: "The Praise of Folly" ( "Moriae Encomium", or "Laus Stultitiae")
c. 1509-1514 spent in England, where he writes prolifically, briefly holds a professorship of Greek and is the Margaret professor of Divinity at Cambridge, becomes royal councillor of Archduke Charles, writes "Insitutio prinicipis chrisitini", obtains papal brief releasing him from obligations to the monastery
1514-1518 Wanders, writes,in 1517 moves to Louvain but frequents Basel where he visits the famous printer Froben. Adds to the growing influence of Humanism.
1516 his annotated New Testament publ.
1518 "Colloquia Familiaria" publ.
1519 Writes letter to Luther expressing his "strict neutrality" toward him.
1521  Leaves Louvain, moves to Basel where he vacillates in his associations to Luther.
1522 Von Hutten fails to meet Erasmus in at Basle
1523 Von Hutton finds revenge in his " Expostulatio cum Erasmo", Erasmus responds from Basle with " Spongia Erasmi adversus adspergines Hutteni", all
associations with the reformers cease. 
1524 Writes at the urging of Adrian VI and Henry VIII an attack on Luther: "Diatribe de libero arbitrio" Luther responds with "De servo arbitrio"
1526 Erasmus responds again to Luther with "Hyperaspistes".
1529 Moves to Freiburg in the Breisgau
1533 "Explanatio Symboli" of Erasmus appears which draws the attack of Luther in a public letter, and Erasmus responds with "Adversus calumniosissiman epistolam Martini Lutheri". Writes at the request of Melanchthon and Julius von Pflug the " De sarcienda Ecclesiae concordia"
1536 d. at Basle, Switzerland. 

This Chrono is compiled from:

the Catholic Encyclopedia
(http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05510b.htm)

and The History Guide
(http://www.pagez.net/-stevek/intellect/erasmus/html)