Johannes Althusius
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Johannes Althusius (1563 – August 12, 1638)[1] was a German–French jurist and Calvinist political philosopher.
He is best known for his 1603 work "Politica Methodice Digesta, Atque Exemplis Sacris et Profanis Illustrata".[lower-alpha 1] revised editions were published in 1610 and 1614. The ideas expressed therein relate to the early development of federalism in the 16th and 17th centuries and the construction of subsidiarity.