What is Johan Rudolf Thorbecke?
[[File:Johan Rudolf Thorbecke portrait by Johan Heinrich Neuman.jpg|frameless|right]] '''Johan Rudolf Thorbecke''' (14 January 1798 - 4 June 1872) was an important [[Dutch people|Dutch]] politician. In 1848, he wrote a [[constitution]] almost on his own. This constitution gave the king less power and the people more, so it made the Netherlands a [[democracy]]. Thorbecke was a [[liberalism|liberal]]. Several times he was prime minister, and internal affairs minister. Thorbecke was a [[Lutheran]] and had German roots. He was born in [[Zwolle]] and died in [[The Hague]], aged 74. == References == * {{in lang|nl}} [http://www.parlement.com/9353000/1/j9vvhy5i95k8zxl/vg09llalluyf Bio at Parlement.com] {{bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Thorbecke, Johan Rudolf}} [[Category:1798 births]] [[Category:1872 deaths]] [[Category:Dutch academics]] [[Category:Dutch jurists]] [[Category:Dutch Protestants]] [[Category:Members of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands]] [[Category:Government ministers of the Netherlands]] [[Category:Lutherans]] [[Category:Politicians from Overijssel]] [[Category:Prime Ministers of the Netherlands]] [[Category:Writers from Overijssel]]