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Sir Cornelius Vermuyden (Sint-Maartensdijk, 1595 – London, 11 October 1677) was a Dutch engineer who introduced Dutch land reclamation methods to England. Vermuyden wascommissioned by the Crown to drain Hatfield Chase in the Isle of Axholme, Lincolnshire, Vermuyden was knighted in 1629 for his work and became an English citizen in 1633. In the 1650s, he directed major projects to drain The Fens of East Anglia, introducing the innovation of constructing washes, to allow periodic flooding of the area by excess waters.

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  • Cornelius Vermuyden (de)
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  • Cornelis Vermuyden (nl)
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  • Sir Cornelius Vermuyden (Sint-Maartensdijk, 1595 – London, 11 October 1677) was a Dutch engineer who introduced Dutch land reclamation methods to England. Vermuyden wascommissioned by the Crown to drain Hatfield Chase in the Isle of Axholme, Lincolnshire, Vermuyden was knighted in 1629 for his work and became an English citizen in 1633. In the 1650s, he directed major projects to drain The Fens of East Anglia, introducing the innovation of constructing washes, to allow periodic flooding of the area by excess waters. (en)
  • Cornelis Vermuyden (Sint-Maartensdijk, 1590 - Londen, oktober 1677) was een Zeeuws waterbouwkundige die de Nederlandse waterbouwtechnieken introduceerde in Engeland en een aanvang maakte met de droogmaking van het veengebied The Fens in East Anglia. (nl)
  • Sir Cornelius Vermuyden (* 1595 in Tholen, Niederlande; † April 1683 in London) war ein niederländischer Ingenieur, der niederländische Landgewinnungsmethoden in England einführte und federführend war bei der Trockenlegung der Fens in East Anglia. Sein Sohn ist (1627–1693). (de)
  • Sir Cornelius Vermuyden (Sint-Maartensdijk, 1595 - Londres, 11 octobre 1677) était un ingénieur néerlandais qui a introduit les méthodes néerlandaises d'assèchement des terres en Angleterre. Commandé par la Couronne pour drainer Hatfield Chase de l'île d'Axholme, dans le Lincolnshire, Vermuyden fut fait chevalier en 1629 pour son travail et devint citoyen anglais en 1633. (fr)
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