1583

Hugo Grotius

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First name
Hugo
Last name
Grotius
Date of Birth
1583
Date of Death
1645
Born in
Delft
Died in
Rostock

Hugo Grotius was a Dutch jurist who laid the foundations for international law. He was imprisoned for his involvement in the intra-Calvinist disputes of the Dutch Republic, but escaped hidden in a chest of books. He wrote most of his major works in exile in France.

Relationships

Isaac Vossius

Friend

Koenraad Beuningen, van

Secretary

Jean Barthon, de

Son-in-law