Hugo de Groot

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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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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 University of Leiden
surface form: Leiden University
employer States of Holland and West Friesland
surface form: 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
St. Thomas Aquinas
surface form: 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
placeOfDeath Rostock
positionHeld Swedish ambassador to France
pensionary of Rotterdam
religion Christianity
Remonstrants
surface form: Remonstrant
spouse Maria van Reigersberch

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Hugo Grotius birthName Hugo de Groot
Hugo Grotius nativeName Hugo de Groot
Huig de Groot alsoKnownAs Hugo de Groot
de Groot hasNotableBearer Hugo de Groot