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Rostock
Hansestadt Rostock
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

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Hugo Grotius

Hugo de Groot
Delft 1583 - Rostock 1645
Dutch jurist, laid the foundations for international law. He died in Rostock after a shipwreck on a return voyage from Sweden
(Wikipedia)

Thomas Jastram
1998

Description

Bronze plaque with portrait and separate plaque with name and dates: HUGO GROTIUS 1583-1645.

Sculptor

Thomas Jastram (Rostock 1959), German sculptor, nephew of Jo Jastram (Wikipedia – Website).

Rostock - Hugo Grotius

Sources & Information

Wikipedia, Liste der Denkmäler, Brunnen und Skulpturen in Rostock.

Location (N 54°5'17" - E 12°8'28")

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Item Code: demv118; Photograph: 4 August 2016
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