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    • Hugo Grotius | Dutch Statesman, Jurist & Scholar | Britannica
      • Hugo Grotius (born April 10, 1583, Delft, Netherlands—died August 28, 1645, Rostock, Mecklenburg-Schwerin) 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.
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  2. Apr 6, 2024 · 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. Also a statesman and diplomat, Grotius has been called the “father of international law.”

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  3. 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. His work ranged over a wide array of topics, though he is best known to philosophers today for his contributions to the natural law ...

  4. Dutch jurist, Arminian theologian, and missions apologist. In 1618 Grotius was sent to prison for his Arminian theological sympathies, by order of the Calvinist Prince Maurice of Nassau, but he escaped and settled in Paris. He wrote juridical, political, and theological works.

  5. Jul 4, 2000 · Jul 4th, 2000. Hugo Grotius, a 17th century Dutch legal scholar and philosopher, was the father of modern international law and a staunch opponent of war. Jim Powell. History. For centuries, rulers had pursued wars to spread their religion, gain territory, seize assets or in other ways expand their power.

  6. May 29, 2018 · GROTIUS, HUGO (1583 – 1645), or Huigh de Groot, was a Dutch lawyer, diplomat, historian, poet, philologist, and theologian. Grotius was born at Delft on April 10, 1583, into a socially and politically influential family.

  7. Hugo Grotius (1583-1645) a renowned jurist in the Dutch Republic, laid the foundations for international law, based on natural law. He was also a philosopher, Christian apologist, playwright, and poet.

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