Hugo Grotius
Dutch jurist who shaped international law and the idea of rights.
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His writings laid the foundations for international law, and he is often called the "father of international law".[1] A Dutch humanist, diplomat, lawyer, theologian, jurist, statesman, poet and playwright, Hugo Grotius (also called Hugo de Groot) lived from 10 April 1583 to 28 August 1645.[2] Born in Delft, he was a child prodigy who pursued studies at Leiden University.[2][3]
Life and work
Grotius was the first child of Jan Cornets de Groot and Alida van Overschie, born in Delft during the Dutch Revolt.[4] Grotius entered Leiden University at age eleven and published his first book at age sixteen.[5] Between 1599 and 1607, Grotius ran a law practice in The Hague.[3] Grotius was imprisoned in Loevestein Castle for his involvement in religious policy controversies, but escaped hidden in a book chest.[2][3]
Grotius died on 28 August 1645 after being shipwrecked near Rostock, and his body was laid to rest in the Nieuwe Kerk in Delft.[6][3] From 1621 until 1644, Grotius resided in France for nearly the entire period.[7]
What the cited sources add
The DutchReview account states that Grotius drafted the ideology of religious tolerance during his work for Johan van Oldenbarnevelt.[3] The same source notes that in 1631, after much travelling, Grotius returned to the Netherlands and opened his law practice in Amsterdam.[3] The DutchReview account also mentions that Grotius started exploring the idea of a world beyond religion.[3] A Brill publication from 2009 is titled "Property, piracy and punishment".[8]
References
- Wikipedia, "Hugo Grotius" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Hugo Grotius Dutch statesman and scholar", www.britannica.com (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Hugo Grotius" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Murray, "A hand-book for travellers on the continent: being a guide through Holland, Belgium, Prussia", BIBLIOBAZAAR, 1838, p. 73; Davies, "History of Holland, from the beginning of the tenth to the end of the Eighteenth Century, Volume 2", General Books, 2010, p. 539 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Spuyman, "Hugo de Groot: one of the greatest Dutch thinkers of all time", DutchReview, 2019-12-10. facts only, no text reused. dutchreview.com
- Wikipedia, "Hugo Grotius" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Nellen, "Hugo Grotius: A Lifelong Struggle for Peace in Church and State, 1583 – 1645", BRILL, 2014, p. 22 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Hugo Grotius" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Brunstetter, "Just War Thinkers: From Cicero to the 21st Century", Routledge, 2017; Blom, "Property, Piracy and Punishment: Hugo Grotius on War and Booty in De iure praedae: Concepts and Contexts", BRILL, 2009, p. 249; Vreeland 1917, p. chap 1 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Hugo Grotius" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: ; Spuyman, "Hugo de Groot: one of the greatest Dutch thinkers of all time", DutchReview, 2019-12-10 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Hugo Grotius" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Miller 2014, p. 2 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Open Library record, ISBN 9789004175136 ("Property, piracy and punishment"). CC0 (metadata); book content not read. openlibrary.org
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