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Jean Hotman and Hugo Grotius

Jean Hotman and Hugo Grotius 3 Jean Hotman and Hugo Grotius* DR. G. H. M. POSTHUMUS MEYJES* to Dr. H. J. Heering as a belated tribute on his retirement as professor of ethics . and the philosophy of religion in the University of Leiden l. Jean Hotman Of the two personalities in the title of this paper, only the former requires some introduction. Jean Hotman was the son of the famous jurist, pamphleteer and politician, Franqols Hotman, one of Calvin's intimate friends. Born at Lausanne in 1552, he shared during his youth the fugitive life of his parents. He read law under his father in Valence, and obtained his doctorate at that university. For some time he was attached to the household of Henry of Navarre, but in 1579 he was appointed tutor to the sons of Sir Amyas Paulet, the English ambassador in Paris. Two years later, when the Paulet boys were sent back to England, Hotman accompanied them and continued his guardianship over them in Oxford. There he gained a reputation as a polyglot and there he started a most impressive network of correspondence with the learned and diplomatic world of his day. His close connection with the Paulet family brought http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Grotiana Brill

Jean Hotman and Hugo Grotius

Grotiana , Volume 2 (1): 3 – Jan 1, 1981

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Brill
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© 1981 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
ISSN
0167-3831
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1876-0759
DOI
10.1163/187607581X00025
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3 Jean Hotman and Hugo Grotius* DR. G. H. M. POSTHUMUS MEYJES* to Dr. H. J. Heering as a belated tribute on his retirement as professor of ethics . and the philosophy of religion in the University of Leiden l. Jean Hotman Of the two personalities in the title of this paper, only the former requires some introduction. Jean Hotman was the son of the famous jurist, pamphleteer and politician, Franqols Hotman, one of Calvin's intimate friends. Born at Lausanne in 1552, he shared during his youth the fugitive life of his parents. He read law under his father in Valence, and obtained his doctorate at that university. For some time he was attached to the household of Henry of Navarre, but in 1579 he was appointed tutor to the sons of Sir Amyas Paulet, the English ambassador in Paris. Two years later, when the Paulet boys were sent back to England, Hotman accompanied them and continued his guardianship over them in Oxford. There he gained a reputation as a polyglot and there he started a most impressive network of correspondence with the learned and diplomatic world of his day. His close connection with the Paulet family brought

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Published: Jan 1, 1981

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