Dec 21, 2022
Johan Rudolph Thorbecke
JOHAN RUDOLPH THORBECKE WAS A DUTCH LIBERAL STATESMAN, 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, AND GUARANTEEING MORE RELIGIOUS, PERSONAL AND POLITICAL FREEDOM TO THE PEOPLE.