Justus Lipsius

1547 - 1606

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movement: humanism, stoicism

country of citizenship: Spanish Netherlands

languages spoken, written or signed: Latin

educated at: Old University of Leuven, Université catholique de Louvain

occupation: grammarian, historian, philosopher, classical scholar, philologist, humanist, university teacher, writer

position held: rector magnificus of Leiden University

student of: Muretus

Justus Lipsius (Joest Lips or Joost 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. Source: Wikipedia (en)