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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Hugo Grotius canonical | 51 |
| Hugues Grotius | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T50996 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hugo Grotius Context triple: [Roman-Dutch law, notableJurist, Hugo Grotius]
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Baruch Spinoza
Baruch Spinoza was a 17th-century rationalist philosopher whose works on metaphysics, ethics, and religion profoundly influenced Enlightenment thought and modern philosophy.
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John Locke
John Locke was a 17th-century English philosopher whose ideas on natural rights, government by consent, and the social contract became foundational to modern liberal political thought.
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René Descartes
René Descartes was a 17th-century French philosopher, mathematician, and scientist, often called the "father of modern philosophy" and known for works such as "Meditations on First Philosophy" and the dictum "Cogito, ergo sum."
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D.
Francis Bacon
Francis Bacon was an English philosopher, statesman, and pioneer of the scientific method whose works laid the foundations for modern empirical science.
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John Calvin
John Calvin was a 16th-century French theologian and key leader of the Protestant Reformation whose teachings laid the foundations of the Reformed tradition in Christianity.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hugo Grotius Target entity description: 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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A.
Baruch Spinoza
Baruch Spinoza was a 17th-century rationalist philosopher whose works on metaphysics, ethics, and religion profoundly influenced Enlightenment thought and modern philosophy.
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B.
John Locke
John Locke was a 17th-century English philosopher whose ideas on natural rights, government by consent, and the social contract became foundational to modern liberal political thought.
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C.
René Descartes
René Descartes was a 17th-century French philosopher, mathematician, and scientist, often called the "father of modern philosophy" and known for works such as "Meditations on First Philosophy" and the dictum "Cogito, ergo sum."
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D.
Francis Bacon
Francis Bacon was an English philosopher, statesman, and pioneer of the scientific method whose works laid the foundations for modern empirical science.
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E.
John Calvin
John Calvin was a 16th-century French theologian and key leader of the Protestant Reformation whose teachings laid the foundations of the Reformed tradition in Christianity.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (65)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
diplomat
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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 |
University of Leiden
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surface form:
Leiden University
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| era |
17th century
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Dutch Golden Age ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Dutch ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
international law
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legal theory ⓘ natural law ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| influenced |
Emer de Vattel
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Enlightenment political philosophy ⓘ Immanuel Kant ⓘ Samuel Pufendorf ⓘ international law ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Francisco Suárez
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Francisco de Vitoria ⓘ Stoicism ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
Dutch
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Latin ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | natural causes ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Five Articles of the Remonstrance
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surface form:
Arminian party in the Dutch Republic
States of Holland and West Friesland ⓘ
surface form:
States of Holland
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| movement | natural law theory ⓘ |
| name | Hugo Grotius self-link ⓘ |
| nativeName | Hugo de Groot ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
escape from Loevestein Castle in a book chest
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imprisonment in Loevestein Castle ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
freedom of the seas
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natural rights independent of divine will ⓘ |
| notableWork |
De iure belli ac pacis
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De jure praedae ⓘ De veritate religionis Christianae ⓘ Mare Liberum ⓘ Ordinum Hollandiae ac Westfrisiae pietas ⓘ |
| occupation |
diplomat
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jurist ⓘ philosopher ⓘ playwright ⓘ poet ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
County of Holland
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Delft ⓘ Habsburg Netherlands ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Duchy of Mecklenburg
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Rostock ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Swedish ambassador to France
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Grand Pensionary ⓘ
surface form:
pensionary of Rotterdam
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| religion |
Arminianism
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Protestantism ⓘ |
| spouse | Maria van Reigersberch ⓘ |
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Subject: Hugo Grotius Description of subject: Hugo Grotius was a pioneering 17th-century Dutch jurist, philosopher, and theologian widely regarded as a founding figure of international law.
Referenced by (52)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Leiden University
subject surface form:
Leiden University
subject surface form:
Just war theory
this entity surface form:
Hugues Grotius
subject surface form:
Hugo de Groot