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Hugo Grotius
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Dutch jurist and scholar (1583-1645)

Also known as: Grotius, H. de Groot, Hugo de Groot, Huig de Groot, Huig van Groot, Huigh de Groot

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Known works

  • De jure belli ac pacis libri tres (1625)
  • Hugo Grotius, Ordinum Hollandiae ac Westfrisiae pietas, 1613 (1995)
  • De veritate religionis Christianae (1631)
  • Meletius, sive, De iis quae inter Christianos conveniunt epistola (1988)
  • Defensio fidei Catholicae de satisfactione Christi