Hugo Grotius
Jurist
Hugo Grotius (1583-1645) was a great humanistic polymath, lawyer and legal theorist, diplomat and political philosopher, ecumenical activist and theologian. Google Books
Born: April 10, 1583, Delft, Netherlands
Died: August 28, 1645 (age 62 years), Rostock, Germany
Influenced by: Aristotle, Desiderius Erasmus, and Justus Lipsius
Grandchildren: Adriana Jacoba de Groot and Hugo Cornets de Groot
Grandparents: Elsgen van Heemskerck and Mr. Hugo de Groot
Great grandchildren: Adriaan Prins and Pieter Cornets de Groot
