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Jan Adriaenszoon Leeghwater (born Jan Adriaenszoon; November 1575 – January 1650) was a Dutch millwright and hydraulic engineer.

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Jan Leeghwater

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Jan Adriaenszoon Leeghwater (born Jan Adriaenszoon; November 1575 – January 1650) was a Dutch millwright and hydraulic engineer. Leeghwater was born as...

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Burchardi flood

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most comprehensive report is preserved from Dutch hydraulic engineer Jan Leeghwater who was tasked with land reclamation in a part of the Dagebüll bay....

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Flood control in the Netherlands

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compared to their older surroundings. Millwright and hydraulic engineer Jan Leeghwater has become famous for his involvement in these works. Three major European...

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Alkmaar

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(1572–1633) a Dutch engineer, in 1620 built the first navigable submarine Jan Leeghwater (1575 in De Rijp – 1650) a Dutch architect, mill builder and hydraulic...

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De Rijp

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pump the Beemster dry. The project was run by the architect-engineer Jan Leeghwater, who had been born in De Rijp and even designed the Town hall. The coat...

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Dutch Golden Age

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hydraulic engineer Jan Leeghwater (1575–1650) gained important victories in the Netherlands' eternal battle against the sea. Leeghwater added a considerable...

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Buitenkaag

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distinctive buildings in Buitenkaag is "Gemaal de Leeghwater", a pumping station named after Jan Leeghwater. Built in the mid-19th century to reclaim the...

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List of people from the Dutch Golden Age

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Flemish-Dutch cartographer Willem Blaeu (1571–1638), Dutch cartographer Jan Leeghwater (1575–1650), hydraulic engineer Willebrord Snellius (1580–1626), Dutch...

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List of Dutch people

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Petrus Jacobus Kipp (1808–1864), chemist, inventor of the Kipp apparatus Jan Leeghwater (1575–1650), hydraulic engineer and mill builder Anton van Leeuwenhoek...

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De Rijp Town Hall

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center of De Rijp. The building was designed by the architect-engineer Jan Leeghwater. He designed and built it 1630, after he had already occupied the location...

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De Grootste Nederlander

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(Admiral, national hero) Joop den Uyl (1919–1987) (Politician) Jan Adriaenszoon Leeghwater (1575–1650) (mill builder and hydraulic engineer) Fanny Blankers-Koen...

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Cornelis Corneliszoon van Uitgeest

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In his old age, he became a friend of the hydraulic engineer Jan Adriaanszoon Leeghwater who mentioned him as the inventor of the saag molen in his book...

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Purmer

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Windmill reclamation activity began in 1618. Hydraulic engineer Jan Adriaanszoon Leeghwater also had stakes in the reclamation, although he was not directly...

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Haarlemmermeer

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increased to over 170 square kilometres (66 sq mi). In 1643, Jan Adriaanszoon Leeghwater proposed to dike and drain the lake. Similar schemes, among which...

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Basic Library of Dutch Literature

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Boecken des Ouden en des Nieuwen Testaments (Statenvertaling) 1641 Jan Adriaansz Leeghwater Haerlemmermeerboeck 1642–1647 P.C. Hooft Nederlandsche Historien...

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Deaths in May 2017

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brocante », est mort (in French) Emeritus hoogleraar en Erelid van Gezelschap Leeghwater, Prof. Latzko (93 jaar) overleden Archived June 9, 2017, at the Wayback...

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