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Anton Reinhard Falck (19 March 1777 inUtrecht – 16 March 1843 inBrussels) was aDutchstatesman.
He studied at theUniversity of Leiden, and entered the Dutchdiplomat service, being appointed to thelegation atMadrid,Spain. Under KingLouis Napoleon he was secretary-general forforeign affairs, but resigned from office due to theannexation of theBatavian Republic ofFrance. He took a leading part in the revolt of 1813 against French domination, and was instrumental in the organization of the newkingdom of the Netherlands by drafting theEight Articles of London which laid the foundation.[1]
As minister of education underWilliam I he reorganized the universitiesGhent,Leuven andLiège, and theRoyal Academy of Brussels. Side by side with his activities in education he directed the departments of trade and thecolonies.[1]
In the Netherlands Falck was called the king's 'good genius', but William I tired of his counsels and he was superseded byVan Maanen. He was anambassador inLondon when the disturbances of 1830 convinced him of the necessity of the separation ofBelgium from theNetherlands. He consequently resigned from his post and lived in close retirement until 1839, when he became the first Dutch minister at the Belgian court. He died atBrussels on 16 March 1843. Besides some historical works he left a correspondence of considerable political interest.[1]
One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Falck, Anton Reinhard".Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 10 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 138.
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