Karl Harst (1492–1563) was a sixteenth-centuryAlsatian diplomat of theDuchy of Cleves andhumanist. He wasacquainted withErasmus and adopted Erasism,^[1] being his assistant andcourier.^[2]

In 1492, Harst was born in theFree City of Wissembourg [nl] (seeWissembourg),Holy Roman Empire. He was educated inCologne,Orléans, andLeuven.^[3]

Between 1524 and 1526, he wasErasmus's assistant; he was sent toItaly, theLow Countries, and theKingdom of England.^[3] In 1526, he sent to Italy to retrieve a Greek manuscript ofJohn Chrysostom'sHomilies on Acts. This venture was supported byReginald Pole due to Erasmus's connection to him and was ultimately successful. From Greek manuscripts collected by Harst andHieronymus Froben, Erasmus publishedLucubrationes in March 1527.^[4]

Since 1530, Harst was in service of theDuke of Cleves.^[3] In a 1539 letter fromJohannes Altenanus toBonifacius Amerbach, Harst was described as their friend andJohn III, Duke of Cleves'sambassador toCharles V, Holy Roman Emperor inHabsburg Spain.^[5] He was representative in London during the marriage ofHenry VIII of England and hisfourth wife,Anne of Cleves in 1540^[3][6] and remained there until 1544.^[3]

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