Hugo Grotius (nonfiction)

Portrait of Hugo Grotius by Michiel Jansz. van Mierevelt, 1631.

Hugo Grotius (/ˈɡroʊʃiəs/; 10 April 1583 – 28 August 1645), also known as Huig de Groot (Dutch: [ˈɦœyɣ də ɣroːt]) or Hugo de Groot (Dutch: [ˈɦyɣoː də ɣroːt]), was a Dutch jurist.

Along with the earlier works of Francisco de Vitoria and Alberico Gentili, Grotius laid the foundations for international law, based on natural law.

A teenage intellectual prodigy, he was imprisoned for his involvement in the intra-Calvinist disputes of the Dutch Republic, but escaped hidden in, ironically, a chest of books.

He wrote most of his major works in exile in France.

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External links:

• Hugo Grotius @ Wikipedia

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