Édouard Ducpétiaux

[1][2][3] In 1827 he obtained his doctorate from the University of Ghent, being admitted to the bar in Brussels during the following year.

Ducpétiaux was a leading figure in regards to demands made for an immediate break from the Netherlands along with the creation of a provisional government.

Following his release, he resigned from "Réunion centrale" due to differences with other assembly members.

[7] Ducpétiaux was a member of the masonic lodge "Les Vrais Amis de l'union et du progrès réunis" in Brussels.

[8] It has also been claimed that he was a member of the elite twelve-member dining club known as the "Société des douze".