Christian Ditlev Reventlov

Japanese: レーベントロウ（英語表記）Christian Ditlev Reventlov

1748‐1827
A Danish politician and a large land-owning nobleman (Count). From a humanitarian perspective, he sought to educate and improve the status of peasants in his domain, as well as to carry out agricultural reform, abolishing harsh slavery, and opening a school on his domain. He became a bureaucrat in 1773, and although he left his post during the time of Chancellor Gruber, he later had influence on the agricultural reform committee, and became Chancellor of the Exchequer (1789-1813) and a Privy Councillor from 1797 onwards. He contributed to the establishment of tax reform (1797) and the School Act (1814). [Murai Masato]

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

1748‐1827
デンマークの政治家，大土地所有貴族(伯爵)。自領地で人道的見地から農民の啓蒙と地位向上，農業改革を図り，過酷な隷属を廃し，領地内に学校を開設した。1773年から官僚となり，グルベア宰相時代は職を離れたが，その後農業改革委員会に影響力を有し，財務長官(1789‐1813)，97年以降枢密院議員となる。税制改革(1797)，学校法(1814)の成立に貢献した。【村井誠人】

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