Hugo Grotius

Hugo Grotius, also known as Hugo de Groot or Huig de Groot, was a Dutch humanist, diplomat, lawyer, theologian, jurist, statesman, poet and playwright. A teenage prodigy, he was born in Delft and studied at Leiden University.

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Who was born first?

• Hugo Grotius and Hayashi Razan were born the same year
• Hugo Grotius and Edward Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Cherbury were born the same year
• Hugo Grotius was born 1 year before Miyamoto Musashi
• Hugo Grotius was born 1 year before Caspar Barlaeus
• Hugo Grotius was born 2 years before Caspar Bartholin the Elder

Timeline

1. Edward Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of CherburyMarch 3, 1583 – August 1648
2. Hayashi Razan1583 – March 7, 1657
3. Hugo Grotius (this page)April 10, 1583 – August 28, 1645
4. Caspar BarlaeusFebruary 12, 1584 – January 14, 1648
5. Miyamoto Musashi1584 – June 5, 1645
6. Caspar Bartholin the ElderFebruary 12, 1585 – July 13, 1629

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