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Hugo Grotius
Hugo Grotius, also known as Hugo de Groot or Huig de Groot, was a Dutch humanist, diplomat, lawyer, theologian, jurist, statesman, poet and playwright. A teenage prodigy, he was born in Delft and studied at Leiden University. He was imprisoned in Loevestein Castle for his involvement in the controversies over religious policy of the Dutch Republic, but escaped hidden in a chest of books that was r…
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culture · Dutch philosopher and jurist (1583–1645) · poet · playwright · international law scholar · politician · diplomat · historian · philosopher · theologian · lawyer · university teacher · also Hugo Grotius, Grotius, Hugo de Groot, Huig van Groot, H. de Groot, Huigh de Groot
Born 10 April 1583 · Died 28 August 1645 · Q154959
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Mare Liberum, or the Free Sea, by Hugo Grotius. Preface read in Latin
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La Brújula Verde: How Hugo Grotius, the Father of International Law, Escaped from Prison Hidden in a Chest
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2020· 1 entry
Lowy Institute: Who was Hugo Grotius and what is a “Grotian world”?
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2019· 2 entries
San Diego Reader: Hugo Grotius: man ruled by a lasting cooperative peace
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American Enterprise Institute: Review: Hugo Grotius’s De Jure Belli Ac Pacis (1625)
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2005· 1 entry
“Preparing Mare liberum for the Press: Hugo Grotius' Rewriting of Chapter 12 of De iure praedae in November-December 1608”
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1645· 4 entries
Died 1645-08-28.
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“Even God cannot make two times two not make four.”
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“Liberty is the power that we have over ourselves.”
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“Not to know certain things is a great part of wisdom.”
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1613· 1 entry
Career landmark: Pensionary (1613–1618).
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1583· 1 entry
Born 1583-04-10.
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