Who was Cornelis Drebbel?
Cornelis Jacobszoon Drebbel was the Dutch builder of the first navigable submarine in 1620. Drebbel was an innovator who contributed to the development of measurement and control systems, optics and chemistry.
A small lunar crater has been named after him.
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- Born
- 1572
Alkmaar - Also known as
- Cornelis Jacobszoon Drebbel
- Spouses
- Sofia Goltzius
(1595 - ) - Sophia Jansdochter Goltzius
(1595 - )
- Sofia Goltzius
- Nationality
- Netherlands
- Profession
- Lived in
- Alkmaar, Hofstraat 15
(1572 - 1604) - Eltham Palace
(1604 - 1610) - Prague, Klesl palace
(1610 - 1613) - Minories
(1613 - 1633)
- Alkmaar, Hofstraat 15
- Died
- Nov 8, 1633
London
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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