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Hugo Grotius

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Profession
Philosopher
Died
Aug 28, age 62
Zodiac
Aries
Born in
DelftNetherlands
About
Remembered best for his significant philosophical contributions to the field of international law, Grotius penned the famous Mare Liberum doctrine of 1609. Also a theologian, he was an important figure in Protestantism's seventeenth-century debate over the principles of Arminianism versus Calvinism.
Family
He was born in Delft, Netherlands to Jan de Groot and Alida van Overschie.

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