y ▁crow ns . ▁Vol us en us ▁paid ▁frequent ▁vis its ▁to ▁Lyon ▁( where ▁Con rad ▁Ges ner ▁saw ▁him , ▁still ▁a ▁young ▁man , ▁in ▁ 1 5 4 0 ), ▁probably ▁also ▁to ▁Italy , ▁where ▁he ▁had ▁many ▁friends , ▁perhaps ▁even ▁to ▁Spain . ▁A ▁letter ▁addressed ▁to ▁him ▁by ▁S ado let ▁from ▁Rome ▁in ▁ 1 5 4 6 ▁shows ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁then ▁resolved ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁Scotland , ▁and ▁had ▁asked ▁advice ▁on ▁the ▁attitude ▁he ▁should ▁adopt ▁in ▁the ▁religious ▁diss ensions ▁of ▁the ▁time . ▁He ▁died ▁on ▁the ▁journey , ▁however , ▁at ▁V ienne ▁in ▁D au ph iné , ▁in ▁ 1 5 4 6 , ▁or ▁early ▁in ▁the ▁next ▁year . ▁ ▁Work ▁Vol us en us ' s ▁lingu istic ▁studies ▁emb rac ed ▁Heb rew ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁Greek ▁and ▁Latin . ▁His ▁reputation , ▁however , ▁rest s ▁on ▁the ▁beautiful ▁dialog ue , ▁De ▁An imi ▁T ran qu ill itate , ▁first ▁printed ▁by ▁S . ▁G ry ph ius ▁at ▁Lyon ▁in ▁ 1 5 4 3 . ▁From ▁internal ▁evidence ▁it ▁appears ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁composed ▁about ▁that ▁time , ▁but ▁the ▁subject ▁had ▁exerc ised ▁the ▁writer ▁for ▁many ▁years . ▁The ▁dialog ue ▁shows ▁us ▁Christian ▁human ism ▁at ▁its ▁best . ▁Vol us en us ▁is ▁a ▁great ▁adm ir er ▁of ▁Er as mus , ▁but ▁he ▁critic ises ▁the ▁pur ity ▁of ▁his