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Hugo Grotius (/ ˈ ɡ r oʊ ʃ i ə s / GROW-shee-əss; 10 April 1583 – 28 August 1645), also known as Hugo de Groot (Dutch: [ˈɦyɣoː də ˈɣroːt]) or Huig de Groot (Dutch:), was a Dutch humanist, diplomat, lawyer, theologian, jurist, statesman, poet and playwright.
Dec 16, 2005 · Hugo Grotius (1583–1645) [Hugo, Huigh or Hugeianus de Groot] was a towering figure in philosophy, political theory, law and associated fields during the seventeenth century and for hundreds of years afterwards.
Hugo Grotius was a Dutch jurist and scholar whose masterpiece De Jure Belli ac Pacis (1625; On the Law of War and Peace) is considered one of the greatest contributions to the development of international law.
Hugo Grotius was a Dutch humanist and jurist whose philosophy of natural law had a major impact on the development of seventeenth century political thought and on the moral theories of the Enlightenment.
Hugo Grotius, orig. Huigh de Groot, (born April 10, 1583, Delft, Neth.—died Aug. 28, 1645, Rostock, Mecklinburg-Schwerin), Dutch jurist, humanist, and poet.
Hugo Grotius (1583-1645) was a Dutch scholar and jurist whose legal masterpiece, De Jure Belli ac Pacis (On the law of war and peace) (1625), contributed significantly to the formation of international law as a distinct discipline.
This chapter explains how the myths surrounding Hugo Grotius (1583–1645) came into being and whose interests have been served by it. It was a combination of Dutch nationalism and the rise of modern international law that turned Grotius into a ‘founding father’, with a little help, it should be said, from the American delegates at the 1899 ...
Oct 28, 2022 · Hugo Grotius (1583–1645) was a Dutch jurist, humanist, and theologian, whose work resonated with and inspired the political and intellectual issues of his time. Born to a family with a history of local governance and academic excellence, Grotius pushed beyond...
Aug 30, 2016 · Hugo de Groot (b. 1583–d. 1645), more commonly known today as Hugo Grotius, was a prominent intellectual figure in the 17th century and wrote prolifically on topics related to history, law, philology, politics, and theology and within fictional genres (e.g., poetry).
Often called “the father of international law,” Hugo Grotius (known in the vernacular as Hugo de Groot) (1583–1645) was a highly prominent and influential European lawyer and diplomat active in the first half of the seventeenth century.
