• Sir Cornelius Vermuyden (Dutch pronunciation: [kɔrˈneːlijəs fərˈmœydə(n)]; 1595 – 11 October 1677) was a Dutch engineer who introduced Dutch land reclamation...
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    in the 16th century by Cornelius Vermuyden for his drainage works in England. Around 1750, the Dutch engineer Cornelis Janszoon Meijer introduced fascine...
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    Baron Vere of Tilbury of England (1565–1635), military leader Cornelius Vermuyden of the Netherlands (1590–1677), engineer George Villiers, 1st Duke of...
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  • 1651) Robert Sempill the younger, Scottish writer (d. 1663) Cornelius Vermuyden, Dutch engineer (d. 1683) Dirck van Baburen, Dutch painter (d. 1624) Albrycht...
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