Pieter Caland
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Pieter Caland was a Dutch civil engineer best known for designing and overseeing the construction of major waterworks that improved access to the port of Rotterdam.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pieter Caland canonical | 2 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Dutch person
ⓘ
civil engineer ⓘ human ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Order of the Netherlands Lion ⓘ |
| burialPlace | The Hague ⓘ |
| citizenship | Kingdom of the Netherlands ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
Calandkanaal
ⓘ
Calandstraat metro station in Rotterdam ⓘ street names in Dutch cities ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Netherlands ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Netherlands ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | Netherlands ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1826-07-23 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1902-07-12 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Royal Academy of Delft ⓘ |
| employer | Rijkswaterstaat ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
hydraulic engineering
ⓘ
water management ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasFamilyName | Caland ⓘ |
| hasGivenName | Pieter ⓘ |
| hasHeritage | Dutch ⓘ |
| hasNationality | Dutch ⓘ |
| hasWork | technical reports on the Nieuwe Waterweg ⓘ |
| influenced | development of the Port of Rotterdam ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Dutch hydraulic engineering projects
ⓘ
designing the Nieuwe Waterweg ship canal ⓘ improving maritime access to Rotterdam ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Dutch ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | realization of a deep-draught sea access for Rotterdam ⓘ |
| notableIdea | direct sea connection for Rotterdam via a new channel ⓘ |
| notableProject | cutting a direct channel from Rotterdam to the North Sea ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Nieuwe Waterweg
ⓘ
waterworks improving access to the port of Rotterdam ⓘ |
| occupation | civil engineer ⓘ |
| partOf | Dutch Golden Age of hydraulic engineering ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Zierikzee ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | The Hague ⓘ |
| residence | The Hague ⓘ |
| specialization |
canal engineering
ⓘ
river regulation ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Rotterdam
ⓘ
South Holland ⓘ |
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