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Cornelis Drebbel
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Dutch inventor and submarine pioneer
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Cornelis Drebbel was a male inventor, chemist, printmaker, and draftsperson from the Dutch Republic. Born in 1572, he worked in Haarlem, Middelburg, Paris, and London. His professional fields included chemistry, metrology, and optics. He spoke German and is known by the name Cornelius Drebbel in his native language.
Drebbel died in London and was buried on October 16, 1633. His works are held in the collections of the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen and the National Gallery of Art. He is described in the Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie and the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary.
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Key facts
- Born
- 1572, Alkmaar , Habsburg Netherlands , Holy Roman Empire
- Died
- 7 November 1633 (1633-11-07) (aged 60–61), London , Kingdom of England
- Education
- Hendrick Goltzius
- Occupations
- Engineer, inventor
- Spouse
- Sophia Jansdochter Goltzius ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1595 )
via Wikipedia infobox
Described at
Artikel - Drebbel zijn tijd ver vooruit | Het Scheepvaartmuseum
Drebbel maakte onder meer een uurwerk dat meer dan honderd jaar zou kunnen blijven lopen, een sterke pomp voor een fontein en verschillende lenzen voor telescopen en microscopen. Ondanks het gemis van een academische opleiding, was Drebbel bedreven in het doen van verschillende experimenten. De Alkmaarder zijn vernuft werd steeds vaker opgemerkt en ook overzee was interesse in zijn werk. Zijn relatie met de familie Huygens bracht hem goede kritieken. Koning James I van Schotland en Engeland besluit Drebbel in 1604 uit de nodigen aan zijn hof.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Dutch Republic
- Place of death
- London
- Occupation
- engraver
- Languages spoken
- German
- Field of work
- optics
- Image
- Drebbel Van Sichem ca 1631 groot.jpg
- Work location
- London
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- Commons category
- Cornelius Drebbel
- date of birth
- 1572-00-00
- date of death
- 1633-10-00
- has works in the collection
- National Gallery of Art
- Commons Creator page
- Cornelis Jacobsz. Drebbel
- name in native language
- Cornelius Drebbel
- date of burial or cremation
- 1633-10-16
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Encyclopedic overview
Cornelis Jacobszoon Drebbel ( Dutch pronunciation: [kɔrˈneːlɪ ˈɕaːkɔpsoːn ˈdrɛbəl]; 1572 – 7 November 1633) was a Dutch engineer and inventor. He was the builder of the first operational submarine in 1620 and an innovator who contributed to the development of measurement and control systems, optics and chemistry.
Biography
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