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Justus Lipsius | |
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Born | |
Died | March 23, 1606 | (aged 58)
Alma mater | Catholic University of Louvain |
Notable work | De Constantia (1583) |
Region | Western philosophy |
School | Neostoicism |
Institutions | Leiden University (1578–1591) |
Notable students | Erycius Puteanus |
Justus Lipsius (Joest Lips[1] 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.