Friedrich Wilhelm von Arnim-Boitzenburg

Friedrich Wilhelm von Arnim-Boitzenburg (31 December 1739 – 21 January 1801) was a Prussian civil servant and Minister of War.

[1] After studying law in Göttingen, he began his career in the Prussian civil service as a councilor at the Chamber Court in Berlin.

In 1786 he was appointed real secret budget, war and directing minister and vice president of the general directorate.

[1] Arnim was raised to the hereditary Prussian count on 2 October 1786 by King Frederick William II.

In these two offices he made lasting contributions to the promotion of forestry and agriculture in Prussia.

Monument for Count von Arnim-Boitzenburg, by Johann Gottfried Schadow