Skip to main content
(c) 2023 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Hugo Grotius
(c) 2023 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
(c) 2023 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston

Hugo Grotius

Delft, 1583 - 1645, Rostock, Germany
BiographyLC name authority rec. id n78087113
LC Heading: Grotius, Hugo, 1583-1645

[Hugo Grotius was a Dutch jurist, scholar, statesman, and diplomat whose works laid the foundation for modern international law. His 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; he also wrote Mare Liberum (1609, The Freedom of the Seas). Grotius wrote a number of philological works and a drama, Adamus Exul (1601, Adam in Exile). He also published many theological and politico-theological works, including De Veritate Religionis Christianae (1627, The Truth of the Christian Religion).]
Person TypeIndividual
Last Updated8/7/24