Cornelis Lely
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Cornelis Lely was a Dutch civil engineer and statesman best known for designing and championing the Zuiderzee Works, the major land reclamation and flood protection project in the Netherlands.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cornelis Lely canonical | 5 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Dutch civil engineer
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Dutch politician ⓘ civil engineer ⓘ human ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| areaOfExpertise |
flood protection
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polder design ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Netherlands ⓘ |
| designed |
Afsluitdijk concept
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Zuiderzee Works NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Delft University of Technology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Lely NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
civil engineering
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hydraulic engineering ⓘ |
| givenName | Cornelis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPartNamedAfter |
Lely pumping station
NERFINISHED
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Lelylaan (Amsterdam) NERFINISHED ⓘ Lelystad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Dutch water management policy
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land reclamation in the Netherlands ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Zuiderzee Works
NERFINISHED
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design of Zuiderzee Works ⓘ promotion of Zuiderzee Works ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Dutch ⓘ |
| legacy |
creation of new Dutch polders
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transformation of Zuiderzee into IJsselmeer ⓘ |
| name | Cornelis Lely NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Dutch ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Afsluitdijk proposal
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Zuiderzee Works plan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
civil engineer
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government minister ⓘ statesman ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Amsterdam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | The Hague NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalActivity | advocacy for Zuiderzee closure and reclamation ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Governor of Suriname
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Minister of Public Works of the Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ Minister of Water Management of the Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studied | civil engineering ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Netherlands
NERFINISHED
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Suriname NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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