Johan Rudolph Thorbecke Politician

Johan Rudolph Thorbecke (14 January 1798 – 4 June 1872) was a Dutch politician and statesman of Liberal signature, one of the most important Dutch politicians of the 19th century.In 1848 he virtually single-handedly drafted the revision of the Constitution of the Netherlands, giving less power to the king, and more to the States General of the Netherlands.

Personal facts

Johan Rudolph Thorbecke
Birth dateJanuary 14, 1798
Birth nameJohan Rudolph Thorbecke
Birth place
Netherlands , Zwolle
Nationality
Netherlands
Religion
Evangelical Lutheran Church in the Kingdom of the Netherlands
Date of deathJune 04, 1872
Place of death
Netherlands , The Hague
Education
Honorary degree
Master of Laws
Leiden University

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Office holder

monarch
office3rd 10th and 14th Prime Minister of the Netherlands
party
Liberalism in the Netherlands
successor
Isaäc Dignus Fransen van de Putte
Gerrit de Vries (politician)

Johan Rudolph Thorbecke on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://books.google.com/books?id=51FQAAAAcAAJ
  2. http://www.parlement.com/9291000/biof/01361
  3. https://archive.org/details/commentatiodeca00reuvgoog