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Justus Lipsius
Flemish Catholic philologist, philosopher, and humanist
Justus Lipsius (Joest Lips or Joost Lips; October 18, 1547 – March 23, 1606) is a Flemish Catholic philologist, philosopher, and humanist. Lipsius writea 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.