Justus Lipsius

Justus Lipsius
Born(1547-10-18)October 18, 1547
DiedMarch 23, 1606(1606-03-23) (aged 58)
Alma materCatholic University of Louvain
Notable workDe Constantia (1583)
RegionWestern philosophy
SchoolNeostoicism
InstitutionsLeiden University (1578–1591)
Notable studentsErycius 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.