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Johan Rudolph Thorbecke

1798 - 1872

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Johan Rudolph Thorbecke (14 January 1798 – 4 June 1872) was a Dutch liberal statesman, one of the most important Dutch politicians of the 19th century. Thorbecke is best known for heading the commission that drafted the revision of the Constitution of the Netherlands in 1848, amidst the liberal democratic revolutions of 1848. The new constitution transformed the country from an absolute monarchy into a constitutional monarchy, with the States General and the Council of Ministers becoming more powerful than the king. The amended constitution also granted individual rights to residents and citizens of the kingdom. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Johan Rudolph Thorbecke is the 146th most popular historian (down from 129th in 2019), the 321st most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 288th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Dutch Historian.

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Among HISTORIANS

Among historians, Johan Rudolph Thorbecke ranks 146 out of 561. Before him are Vladimir Minorsky, Hieronymus Wolf, Michael Attaleiates, Henry Thomas Buckle, Helmold, and Matthew of Edessa. After him are Evagrius Scholasticus, Richard Pipes, Johann Weikhard von Valvasor, Shlomo Sand, Jean-Pierre Vernant, and Adémar de Chabannes.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1798, Johan Rudolph Thorbecke ranks 20. Before him are Alexander Gorchakov, Grand Duke Michael Pavlovich of Russia, Franz Ernst Neumann, Alexander McDonnell, Thomas Hodgkin, and Archduchess Clementina of Austria. After him are Dionysios Solomos, Jules Armand Dufaure, Christian August II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg, Andries Pretorius, Massimo d'Azeglio, and Thomas Henderson. Among people deceased in 1872, Johan Rudolph Thorbecke ranks 28. Before him are Kawakami Gensai, Princess Feodora of Leiningen, William H. Seward, George Meade, Handrij Zejler, and Zeng Guofan. After him are John Bowring, Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld, Friedrich Adolf Trendelenburg, Alfred Clebsch, Andrew Smith, and Petar Preradović.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Johan Rudolph Thorbecke ranks 321 out of 1,646. Before him are Rafael van der Vaart (1983), Aad de Mos (1947), Henk Sneevliet (1883), Armin van Buuren (1976), Samuel Goudsmit (1902), and Phillip Cocu (1970). After him are Roy Makaay (1975), Johannes Willebrands (1909), Arne Slot (1978), Frederick William, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg (1768), Hans van Breukelen (1956), and Adriaen van de Velde (1636).

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Among HISTORIANS In Netherlands

Among historians born in Netherlands, Johan Rudolph Thorbecke ranks 2. Before him are Johan Huizinga (1872). After him are Jan Huyghen van Linschoten (1563), Reinhart Dozy (1820), Johannes Meursius (1579), and Martin van Creveld (1946).

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