Hugo Grotius

Hugo Grotius (1583-1645), also Huig van Groot, was a celebrated Dutch jurist and theologian, born at Delft. He studied at Leyden under Scaliger, and displayed an extraordinary precocity in learning. He won the patronage of Henri IV while on an embassy to France. He practised at the bar in Leyden, and in 1613 was appointed pensionary of Rotterdam. After becaming embroiled in a religious dispute, and for supporting the Arminians, he was sentenced to imprisonment for life. However, he escaped in a book chest (a device of his wife), fled to Paris, and was pensioned by Louis XIII. In 1625, he published his famous work on international law, "De Jure Belli et Pacis". From 1634 to 1645 he acted as Swedish ambassador at Paris. His acute scholarship is manifested in various theological, historical, and legal treatises. His work "De Veritate Religionis Christiana" is well known.

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