Project Gutenberg 2007-05-02 Public domain in the USA. 106 Klinkhamer, Jacob 1738 1817 Het leven van Hugo de Groot Produced by Frank van Drogen, Jeroen van Luin and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr) "Het leven van Hugo de Groot" by Jacob Klinkhamer is a historical account written in the late 18th century. The work focuses on the life and significant events surrounding the prominent Dutch scholar and statesman Hugo de Groot, known as Grotius, whose contributions to law and philosophy made him a remarkable figure in Dutch history. The narrative illustrates both his achievements and his trials, particularly emphasizing his imprisonment and clever escape. The opening of the book sets the stage for Hugo de Groot's extraordinary life, highlighting his early brilliance and subsequent political involvement, which ultimately led to his imprisonment. The text discusses his significant role during a tumultuous period in the Netherlands, involving religious disputes and political machinations. It introduces key figures in his life, such as Johan van Oldenbarnevelt, and describes the circumstances of his imprisonment at Loevestein, where he faced serious charges. Through vivid descriptions and poetic expressions, Klinkhamer crafts an engaging introduction that portrays not just Grotius's intellect but also the personal and political strife he navigated during his lifetime. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 22.6 (College graduate level). Very difficult to read. nl Grotius, Hugo, 1583-1645 DH Text Category: Biographies Category: History - European Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: Philosophy & Ethics 246845 2025-08-09T05:19:08.959443 text/html 245330 2023-01-09T12:15:23 text/html 396736 2025-08-09T05:19:16.127431 application/epub+zip 399207 2025-08-09T05:19:11.773427 application/epub+zip 157048 2025-08-09T05:19:10.554435 application/epub+zip 546835 2025-08-09T05:19:18.829410 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 557391 2025-08-09T05:19:15.342437 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 274769 2022-09-10T06:31:41.996995 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 208366 2025-08-09T05:19:08.325498 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 208262 2023-01-09T12:14:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18590 2025-08-09T05:19:18.956397 application/rdf+xml 12846 2025-08-09T05:19:11.053429 image/jpeg 3468 2025-08-09T05:19:10.803423 image/jpeg 80507 2023-01-09T12:16:21 application/octet-stream application/zip 316960 2023-01-09T13:26:15 application/octet-stream application/zip 396241 2025-08-09T05:19:08.988455 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog