Hugo de Groot

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diplomat historian human jurist philosopher playwright poet theologian

Hugo de Groot, better known internationally as Hugo Grotius, was a Dutch jurist, philosopher, and theologian whose work laid foundational principles for international law and the concept of natural rights.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	diplomat → historian → human → jurist → philosopher → playwright → poet → theologian →
alsoKnownAs	Hugo Grotius → Huig de Groot →
birthName	Huig de Groot →
burialPlace	Rostock →
causeOfDeath	injuries from shipwreck →
citizenship	Dutch Republic →
countryOfBirth	County of Holland →
countryOfCitizenship	Dutch Republic →
countryOfDeath	Duchy of Mecklenburg →
dateOfBirth	1583-04-10 →
dateOfDeath	1645-08-28 →
educatedAt	Leiden University →
employer	States of Holland →
era	Dutch Golden Age →
familyName	de Groot →
fieldOfWork	history → international law → natural law → political philosophy → theology →
givenName	Hugo →
influenced	Emer de Vattel → Immanuel Kant → John Locke → Samuel Pufendorf → modern international law →
influencedBy	Francisco Suárez → Francisco de Vitoria → Thomas Aquinas →
languageOfWorkOrName	Dutch → Latin →
movement	natural law tradition →
nativeLanguage	Dutch →
notableEvent	escape from Loevestein Castle in a book chest → imprisonment at Loevestein Castle →
notableIdea	foundations of international law → freedom of the seas → just war theory (modern formulation) → natural rights →
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	Delft NERFINISHED →
placeOfDeath	Rostock →
positionHeld	Swedish ambassador to France → pensionary of Rotterdam →
religion	Christianity → Remonstrant →
spouse	Maria van Reigersberch →

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Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Hugo Grotius →	birthName
Hugo Grotius →	nativeName