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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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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Nieuwe Waterweg engineer Pieter Caland
Nieuwe Waterweg designedBy Pieter Caland