Cornelius Vermuyden
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Cornelius Vermuyden was a 17th-century Dutch engineer renowned for pioneering large-scale land drainage and reclamation projects in England.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Dutch person
ⓘ
civil engineer ⓘ hydraulic engineer ⓘ person ⓘ |
| activeInCentury | 17th century ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Dutch Republic ⓘ |
| describedAs |
leading drainage engineer of the 17th century in England
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pioneer of large-scale land drainage in England ⓘ |
| employer |
Charles I of England
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
English Crown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Dutch ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
civil engineering
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hydraulic engineering ⓘ land drainage ⓘ land reclamation ⓘ |
| hasHonorificTitle | Sir ⓘ |
| influenced |
agricultural expansion in eastern England
ⓘ
development of English fen drainage ⓘ |
| knownAs | Sir Cornelius Vermuyden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Dutch
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English ⓘ |
| movement | Dutch drainage tradition ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
converted marshland into arable land in eastern England
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introduced Dutch drainage techniques to England ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Hatfield Chase drainage
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Isle of Axholme drainage NERFINISHED ⓘ Thames estuary drainage works NERFINISHED ⓘ drainage of the Fens ⓘ land drainage ⓘ land reclamation ⓘ |
| occupation |
civil engineer
ⓘ
engineer ⓘ hydraulic engineer ⓘ |
| patron | Charles I of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
England
ⓘ
London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| significantProject |
drainage of Hatfield Chase
NERFINISHED
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drainage of the Great Level of the Fens NERFINISHED ⓘ drainage of the Isle of Axholme ⓘ improvements to the River Thames and estuary ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Cambridgeshire Fens
NERFINISHED
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England ⓘ Hatfield Chase NERFINISHED ⓘ Lincolnshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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