Portrait of Johannes Althusius

Johannes Althusius

German–Dutch jurist and Calvinist political philosopher and father of modern federalism

Lived
1557–1638
Country
Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg

Updated September 2026

About Johannes Althusius

Johannes Althusius was a German–Dutch jurist and Calvinist political philosopher.

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