François-Rodolphe de Weiss

François-Rodolphe de Weiss (von Weiss, also von Weiß, surname at birth Wyss) (1751–1818) was a Swiss military officer, diplomat, writer, philosopher, and a follower of Jean-Jacques Rousseau.

He was born at Yverdon, son of François Rodolphe, seigneur de Daillens, and Henriette Russillon.

He entered French military service in 1766, and Prussian in 1777.

[1] A supporter of the ideas of the French Revolution, de Weiss was sent to Paris as an envoy in 1792, and maintained a peace between France and the Swiss confederation.

[1] In 1794 he attributed the Revolution to ideas emanating from Geneva.