Geoffrey Chaucer who lived in the 14th century has been described as a humanist. Also Thomas More who was beheaded by Henry VIII.
Sir/Saint Thomas More
One who considers the human-side of Jesus and social justice. See related link below:
a humanist
The Theatre was one of the first permanent theaters in England.
atheist or humanist.
When I first visisted England, I was astonished when people asked for my christian name. It confused me as I did not know what they meant. I could not give them one seeing as I'm not a christian and I come from a country that is more or less religion free, so it really confused me. What astonished me was they asked it in the first place because I thought England was a secular country. I do hear they are not allowed to ask that any more, they have to ask what your first name is instead. :)
they have different kinds of things like one is catholic and one is christian ..
Mind Garage was supposedly one of the first..
Isaac Asimov was technically Jewish, although he considered himself to be an atheist. Dr Asimov in his autobiography called himself a "Humanist" (which he considered himself as one).
One of the most influential humanist thinkers of the Renaissance is Erasmus of Rotterdam. He was a Dutch scholar known for his scholarly works that promoted classical learning and humanist ideals. Erasmus's writings had a significant impact on the intellectual and cultural development of Europe during the Renaissance.
Yes he was actually the first one to give christian baptism
its erasmus and i think another is galileo.