Anton Clemens von Toerring-Seefeld

Anton Clemens Graf von Törring-Seefeld or in English form as Count Anton Clemens von Törring zu Seefeld (22 June 1725 – 6 February 1812) was a Bavarian noble, privy councillor who served as a president of the court and of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences from 1793 to 1807.

He served in the Bavarian military from 1741 until 1755 for twelve years in the Törring Regiment and rose to the rank of captain.

He then left military service, married Emanuela Maria Josepha née Sedlnitzka von Choltitz (1740–1790) and went to manage his properties.

He was involved in political activism which was considered progressive for the period and served as a president of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences from 1793 to 1807.

[1] He was a member of the Bavarian Illuminati (under the pseudonym "Ulysses") and a freemason of the Lodge St. Theodor zum guten Rat.