Hugo Grotius, also known as Huig de Groot and Hugo de Groot, was a Dutch humanist, diplomat, lawyer, theologian, jurist, statesman, poet and playwright. A teenage prodigy, he was born in Delft and studied at Leiden University. He was imprisoned in Loevestein Castle for his involvement in the controversies over religious policy of the Dutch Republic, but escaped hidden in a chest of books that was transported to Gorinchem. Grotius wrote most of his major works in exile in France.
Hugo Münsterberg was a German-American psychologist. He was one of the pioneers in applied psychology, extending his research and theories to industrial/organizational (I/O), legal, medical, clinical, educational and business settings. Münsterberg experienced immense turmoil with the outbreak of the First World War. Torn between his loyalty to the United States and his homeland, he often defended Germany's actions, attracting highly contrasting reactions.
Hugo Laurenz August Hofmann, Edler von Hofmannsthal war ein österreichischer Schriftsteller, Dramatiker, Lyriker, Librettist sowie Mitbegründer der Salzburger Festspiele. Er gilt als einer der wichtigsten Repräsentanten des deutschsprachigen Fin de Siècle und der Wiener Moderne.
Robert Charles Henri Le Roux, mieux connu sous son pseudonyme Hugues Le Roux, né le 23 novembre 1860 au Havre et mort le 14 novembre 1925 à Paris 6e, est un journaliste, écrivain et homme politique français, sénateur sous la IIIe République. Il se spécialise dans la littérature de voyage et dans les ouvrages concernant les colonies françaises en Afrique.
