Hugo Grotius

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Hugo Grotius was a pioneering 17th-century Dutch jurist, philosopher, and theologian widely regarded as a founding figure of international law.

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Hugo Grotius canonical 51
Hugues Grotius 1

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instanceOf diplomat
founder of international law
human
jurist
philosopher
playwright
poet
theologian
birthName Hugo de Groot
burialPlace Nieuwe Kerk, Delft
causeOfImprisonment political and religious conflict in the Dutch Republic
countryOfCitizenship Dutch Republic
dateOfBirth 1583-04-10
dateOfDeath 1645-08-28
describedAs founding figure of international law
educatedAt Leiden University
era 17th century
Dutch Golden Age
ethnicGroup Dutch
fieldOfWork international law
legal theory
natural law
political philosophy
theology
influenced Emer de Vattel
Enlightenment political philosophy
Immanuel Kant
Samuel Pufendorf
international law
influencedBy Francisco Suárez
Francisco de Vitoria
Stoicism
languageOfWorkOrName Dutch
Latin
mannerOfDeath natural causes
memberOf Arminian party in the Dutch Republic
States of Holland
movement natural law theory
name Hugo Grotius
nativeName Hugo de Groot
notableEvent escape from Loevestein Castle in a book chest
imprisonment in Loevestein Castle
notableIdea freedom of the seas
natural rights independent of divine will
notableWork De iure belli ac pacis
De jure praedae
De veritate religionis Christianae
Mare Liberum
Ordinum Hollandiae ac Westfrisiae pietas
occupation diplomat
jurist
philosopher
playwright
poet
theologian
placeOfBirth County of Holland
Delft
Habsburg Netherlands
placeOfDeath Duchy of Mecklenburg
Rostock
positionHeld Swedish ambassador to France
pensionary of Rotterdam
linked to: Grand Pensionary
religion Arminianism
Protestantism
spouse Maria van Reigersberch

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Roman-Dutch law notableJurist Hugo Grotius
Dutch Golden Age notableFigure Hugo Grotius
Hugo Grotius name Hugo Grotius
Leiden University hasNotableAlumnus Hugo Grotius
subject linked to: University of Leiden
De iure belli ac pacis author Hugo Grotius
De iure belli ac pacis writtenBy Hugo Grotius
Mare Liberum author Hugo Grotius
De jure praedae author Hugo Grotius
Francisco de Vitoria influenced Hugo Grotius
Samuel Pufendorf influencedBy Hugo Grotius
Francisco Suárez influenced Hugo Grotius
Emer de Vattel influencedBy Hugo Grotius
Maria van Reigersberch spouse Hugo Grotius
Maria van Reigersberch marriedTo Hugo Grotius
Maria van Reigersberch hasRelative Hugo Grotius
Hugo de Groot alsoKnownAs Hugo Grotius
Christian Thomasius influencedBy Hugo Grotius
Leiden University hasNotableAlumni Hugo Grotius
subject linked to: LEI
Justus Lipsius influenced Hugo Grotius
Giambattista Vico influencedBy Hugo Grotius
Dutch Republicanism associatedWith Hugo Grotius
Just war theory developedBy Hugo Grotius
subject linked to: just war theory
Remonstrants keyFigure Hugo Grotius
De Cive influencedBy Hugo Grotius
School of Salamanca influenced Hugo Grotius
Nicolas Buon publishedAuthor Hugo Grotius
Book I (De iure belli ac pacis) author Hugo Grotius
subject linked to: Book I
Book II (De iure belli ac pacis) author Hugo Grotius
subject linked to: Book II
The Free Sea author Hugo Grotius
Book III (De iure belli ac pacis) author Hugo Grotius
subject linked to: Book III
Loevestein Castle notablePrisoner Hugo Grotius
Pieter van Reigersberch sonInLaw Hugo Grotius
Pieter van Reigersberch relative Hugo Grotius
Maria Grotius spouse Hugo Grotius
Maria Grotius relative Hugo Grotius
Huig de Groot alsoKnownAs Hugo Grotius
Huig de Groot alsoKnownAs Hugues Grotius
linked to: Hugo Grotius
Hugo de Groot alsoKnownAs Hugo Grotius
subject linked to: de Groot