Huig de Groot
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Huig de Groot, better known internationally as Hugo Grotius, was a Dutch jurist, philosopher, and theologian regarded as a founding figure of international law.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Huig de Groot canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2801925 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Huig de Groot Context triple: [Hugo de Groot, alsoKnownAs, Huig de Groot]
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A.
Isaac van Hoornbeek
Isaac van Hoornbeek was a 17th-century Dutch statesman who served as Grand Pensionary of Holland, acting as one of the leading political figures of the Dutch Republic.
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B.
Gerrit Gerritszoon
Gerrit Gerritszoon is the original Dutch birth name of Desiderius Erasmus, the renowned Renaissance humanist scholar and theologian.
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C.
Dirck van Delen
Dirck van Delen was a Dutch Golden Age painter renowned for his meticulously rendered architectural and church interior scenes.
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D.
Nicolaas Pierson
Nicolaas Pierson was a Dutch liberal politician and economist who served as Prime Minister of the Netherlands at the turn of the 20th century.
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E.
Willem Delff
Willem Delff was a Dutch Golden Age engraver and painter from Delft, known for his detailed reproductive engravings after prominent artists of his time.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Huig de Groot Target entity description: Huig de Groot, better known internationally as Hugo Grotius, was a Dutch jurist, philosopher, and theologian regarded as a founding figure of international law.
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A.
Isaac van Hoornbeek
Isaac van Hoornbeek was a 17th-century Dutch statesman who served as Grand Pensionary of Holland, acting as one of the leading political figures of the Dutch Republic.
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B.
Gerrit Gerritszoon
Gerrit Gerritszoon is the original Dutch birth name of Desiderius Erasmus, the renowned Renaissance humanist scholar and theologian.
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C.
Dirck van Delen
Dirck van Delen was a Dutch Golden Age painter renowned for his meticulously rendered architectural and church interior scenes.
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D.
Nicolaas Pierson
Nicolaas Pierson was a Dutch liberal politician and economist who served as Prime Minister of the Netherlands at the turn of the 20th century.
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E.
Willem Delff
Willem Delff was a Dutch Golden Age engraver and painter from Delft, known for his detailed reproductive engravings after prominent artists of his time.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (62)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
diplomat
ⓘ
founder of international law ⓘ historian ⓘ human ⓘ jurist ⓘ philosopher ⓘ playwright ⓘ poet ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Hugo Grotius
ⓘ
Hugo de Groot ⓘ Hugues Grotius ⓘ
linked to:
Hugo Grotius
|
| burialPlace | Nieuwe Kerk, Delft ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | County of Holland ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Dutch Republic ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | Duchy of Mecklenburg ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1583-04-10 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1645-08-28 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Leiden University
ⓘ
linked to:
University of Leiden
|
| ethnicGroup | Dutch ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
classical philology
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history ⓘ international law ⓘ natural law ⓘ philosophy ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| hasOccupation |
diplomat
ⓘ
jurist ⓘ philosopher ⓘ playwright ⓘ poet ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| influenced |
Emer de Vattel
ⓘ
Immanuel Kant ⓘ Samuel Pufendorf ⓘ international law doctrine ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
Dutch
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | natural causes ⓘ |
| memberOf |
States of Holland
ⓘ
linked to:
States of Holland and West Friesland
|
| movement |
Arminianism
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natural law tradition ⓘ |
| name | Huig de Groot ⓘ |
| notableEvent | escape from Loevestein Castle in a book chest ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
freedom of the seas
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just war theory (modern formulation) ⓘ secular natural law ⓘ |
| notableWork |
De iure belli ac pacis
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De jure praedae ⓘ De veritate religionis Christianae ⓘ Mare Liberum ⓘ Ordinum Hollandiae ac Westfrisiae pietas ⓘ |
| participantIn |
Arminian–Gomarist controversy
ⓘ
linked to:
Synod of Dort
Synod of Dort (aftermath) ⓘ
linked to:
Synod of Dort
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| placeOfBirth | Delft ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Rostock ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Swedish ambassador to France
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advocate-fiscal of the Admiralty of Rotterdam ⓘ pensionary of Rotterdam ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
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Reformed Christianity ⓘ
linked to:
Reformed churches
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| wasImprisonedBy |
States of Holland
ⓘ
linked to:
States of Holland and West Friesland
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Referenced by (4)
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