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Justus Lipsius
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Flemish philologist, philosopher and legal scholar (1547-1606)
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Justus Lipsius was a male grammarian, historian, philosopher, and classical scholar from the Spanish Netherlands. Born in Overijse in 1547, he died in Leuven in 1606. A practitioner of humanism and stoicism, he worked at Jena, Leiden, and Leuven. He was employed by Leiden University and resided in Leiden. His field of work included linguistics, and he wrote in Latin.
Lipsius was educated at the Old University of Leuven and UCLouvain. He studied under Muretus and taught students including Aelius Everardus Vorstius, Jean du Vergier de Hauranne, Thomas Dempster, and Erycius Puteanus. He was a Catholic. His notable works include *C. Velleius Patercvlvs*, *Iusti LipsI Epistolarum selectarum centuria singularis ad Italos & Hispanos, quive in iis locis*, *Politicorum, sive Civilis doctrinae libri sex*, *Clariss. viri Iusti LipsI musae errantes*, and *Iusti Lipsi De amphitheatris qvae extra Romam, libellvs*.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1547
- Died
- 1606
- Works
- 123
Top works
- Iusti LipsI Epistolarum selectarum centuria prima[-tertia] ad Belgas
- Iusti LipsI Electorum liber I.
- Eryci Puteani professeurs tot Leuven burgherlijck discours over de Nederlandse treves
- Opera, quæ exstant
- L. Annæi Senecæ philosophi Opera omnia
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Key facts
- Born
- Joest Lips , ( 1547-10-18 ) October 18, 1547, Overijse , Spanish Netherlands
- Died
- March 23, 1606 (1606-03-23) (aged 58), Leuven , Spanish Netherlands
- Alma mater
- Catholic University of Louvain
- Era
- Renaissance philosophy
- Region
- Western philosophy
- School
- Neostoicism
- Institutions
- Leiden University (1578–1591)
- Notable students
- Hugo Grotius , Erycius Puteanus
- Notable works
- De Constantia (1583)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Justus
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Spanish Netherlands
- Place of birth
- Overijse
- Place of death
- Leuven
- Occupation
- university teacher
- Educated at
- UCLouvain
- Employer
- Leiden University
- Languages spoken
- Latin
- Religion
- Catholic Church
- Academic degree
- Doctor of Laws
- Student of
- Muretus
- Doctoral student
- Erycius Puteanus
- Field of work
- linguistics
- Movement
- stoicism
- Image
- Justus Lipsius by Peter Paul Rubens.jpg
- Work location
- Leuven
- Residence
- Leiden
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- Commons category
- Justus Lipsius
- date of birth
- 1547-10-28
- date of death
- 1606-03-24
- time period
- Renaissance
- different from
- Justus Hermann Lipsius
- writing language
- Latin
- start of work period
- 1562-01-01
- end of work period
- 1606-01-01
- Commons Creator page
- Justus Lipsius
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Works in European collections
36 objects attributed to Justus Lipsius, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
Iusti Lipsi Monita et exempla politica - Libri duo,: Qui virtutes et vitia principum spectant.
Opera [Printed Text]: que velut in parts auté sparsa, nunc in letters classes digesta... Accuratae insptionis
Opera omnia [Printed Text]
Iusti Lipsi Opera quae velut in partes antè sparsa, nunc in certas classes digesta, atque in gratiam & utilitatem legentium, in nouum corpus redacta, & in II tomis comprehensa
Iusti Lipsi V.C. Opera omnia, postremum ab ipso aucta et recensita; nunc primum copioso rerum indice illustrata; tomus tertius
Iusti Lipsi V.C. Opera omnia, postremum ab ipso aucta et recensita ; nunc primum copioso rerum indice illustrata ; tomus quartus
Iusti Lipsi Saturnalium sermonum libri duo, qui de gladiatoribus
Iusti Lipsi Politicorum siue ciuilis doctrinae libri sex qui ad principatum maxime spectant : additae notae auctiores, tum De una religione liber
Iusti Lipsi De amphitheatro liber in quo forma ipsa loci expressa, & ratio spectandi: cum aeneis figuris
Iusti Lipsi ad Iac. Monauium epistola ipsius permissu correctior nunc edita, cum duabus ad Abr. Ortelium
Iusti Lipsi Manuductionis ad stoicam philosophiam Libri tres L. Annaeo Senecae, Aliisque scriptoribus illustrandis
Iusti Lipsi Manuductionis ad stoicam philosophiam Libri tres L. Annaeo Senecae, Aliisque scriptoribus illustrandis
I. Lipsii opera omnia que ad critique proprie spectant cum indice
Iusti Lipsii Epistolicarum Quaestionum Libri V
Iusti Lipsii Antiquarum lectionum commentarius tributus in libros quinque
Iusti Lipsi De recta pronunciatione latinae linguae dialogus ..
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Encyclopedic overview
Justus Lipsius (born Joest Lips; October 18, 1547 – March 23, 1606) was a Flemish Catholic philologist, philosopher, and humanist. Lipsius wrote a series of works designed to revive ancient Stoicism in a form that would be compatible with Christianity. The most famous of these is De Constantia (On Constancy). His form of Stoicism influenced a number of contemporary thinkers, creating the intellectual movement of Neostoicism. He taught at the universities in Jena, Leiden, and Leuven.
Early life
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