The Resume

(April 10, 1583-August 28, 1645)
Born in Delft, Netherlands
Jurist/philosopher/author
Wrote 'Mare Liberum' ('The Free Seas,' 1609) and 'De jure belli ac pacis' ('On the Law of War and Peace,' 1625)
Considered the founder of international law

Why he might be annoying:

His opinions on the freedom of the seas just happened to benefit the Dutch.
He was sentenced to life imprisonment for heresy and held in Loevestein castle.
His last words were, 'By understanding many things, I have accomplished nothing.'

Why he might not be annoying:

He entered the University of Leiden when he was just eleven years old.
With the help of his wife and her maid, he escaped Loevenstein castle hidden in a book chest and fled to Paris.
He was granted a royal pension by Louis XIII of France and was named as an ambassador by Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden.

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Breeders [Have 5 or More Kids] (Ranked: 8)
• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 17]
• Exiles
• I Escaped From Prison
• I Outlived My Child
• I'm Dutch
• Look at Me, My Picture Is Art
• Philosophers: Transitional to Modern Thought [1550-1700]
• Profiles 24751-25000 (Ranked: 24882)
• Shipwreck Survivors

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 8 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 10 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 12 Votes: 58.33% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 8 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 10 Votes: 70.0% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 20 Votes: 65.00% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 32 Votes: 46.88% Annoying