Anton Reinhard Falck

He studied at the University of Leiden, and entered the Dutch diplomat service, being appointed to the legation at Madrid, Spain.

Under King Louis Napoleon he was secretary-general for foreign affairs, but resigned from office due to the annexation of the Batavian Republic of France.

He took a leading part in the revolt of 1813 against French domination, and was instrumental in the organization of the new kingdom of the Netherlands by drafting the Eight Articles of London which laid the foundation.

[1] As minister of education under William I he reorganized the universities Ghent, Leuven and Liège, and the Royal Academy of Brussels.

[1] In the Netherlands Falck was called the king's 'good genius', but William I tired of his counsels and he was superseded by Van Maanen.