Grotius,
Hugo (born Huigh de Groot) 1583-1645; Du. scholar, jurist, & statesman
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(grōˈshē-əs, -shəs), Hugo Originally Huig de Groot. 1583-1645.
Dutch jurist, politician, and theologian whose major work Of the Law of War and Peace (1625) is considered the first comprehensive treatise on international law.