Cornelis Drebbel

Summary

Cornelis Drebbel is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Alkmaar^[2]. He was born on 1572^[3]. He passed away in London^[4]. He died on November 17, 1633^[5]. He worked as an inventor^[6], submariner^[7], chemist^[8], printmaker^[9], and draftsperson^[10]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (336 views/month, #7,191 of 1,000,298).^[11]

Key Facts

• Cornelis Drebbel was born in Alkmaar^[2].
• Cornelis Drebbel died in London^[4].
• Cornelis Drebbel was born on 1572^[3].
• Cornelis Drebbel was born on 1572^[12].
• Cornelis Drebbel died on November 17, 1633^[5].
• Cornelis Drebbel died on November 7, 1633^[13].
• Cornelis Drebbel died on 1634^[14].
• Cornelis Drebbel died on October 1633^[15].
• Cornelis Drebbel held citizenship in Dutch Republic^[16].
• Cornelis Drebbel worked as an inventor^[6].
• Cornelis Drebbel's professions included submariner^[7].
• Cornelis Drebbel's professions included chemist^[8].
• Cornelis Drebbel worked as a printmaker^[9].
• Cornelis Drebbel's professions included draftsperson^[10].
• Cornelis Drebbel worked as an engineer^[17].
• Cornelis Drebbel's field of work was chemistry^[18].
• Cornelis Drebbel's field of work was metrology^[19].
• Cornelis Drebbel's field of work was optics^[20].
• Cornelis Drebbel is recorded as male^[21].
• Cornelis Drebbel's instance of is recorded as human^[22].
• Cornelis Drebbel's Commons category is recorded as Cornelius Drebbel^[23].
• Cornelis Drebbel's family name is recorded as Drebbel^[24].
• Cornelis Drebbel's given name is recorded as Cornelis^[25].
• Cornelis Drebbel's given name is recorded as Jacobszoon^[26].
• Cornelis Drebbel's contributor to the creative work or subject is recorded as Album Morsianum^[27].

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Origins and Family

Cornelis Drebbel's place of birth was Alkmaar^[2]. Recorded date of birth include 1572^[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include inventor^[6], submariner^[7], chemist^[8], printmaker^[9], draftsperson^[10], and engineer^[17]. Fields of work include chemistry^[18], a branch of science^[28]; metrology^[19], an academic discipline^[29]; and optics^[20], a branch of physics^[30].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include November 17, 1633^[5], November 7, 1633^[13], 1634^[14], and October 1633^[15]. Cornelis Drebbel passed away in London^[4].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Cornelis Drebbel include Drebbel^[31], an impact crater^[32].

Why It Matters

Cornelis Drebbel ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (336 views/month, #7,191 of 1,000,298).^[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[33] He is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]

He has been cited as an influence by Robert Boyle^[35], a physicist^[36], 1627–1691^[37], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society^[38], specialised in physics^[39] and Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc^[40], an astronomer^[41], 1580–1637^[42], of Kingdom of France^[43], specialised in astronomy^[44].

Entities named for him include Drebbel^[31], an impact crater^[32].

FAQs

Where was Cornelis Drebbel born?

Cornelis Drebbel was born in Alkmaar^[2].

Where did Cornelis Drebbel die?

Cornelis Drebbel died in London^[4].

What did Cornelis Drebbel do for work?

Cornelis Drebbel worked as inventor^[6], submariner^[7], chemist^[8], printmaker^[9], and draftsperson^[10].

Who did Cornelis Drebbel influence?

Cornelis Drebbel has been cited as an influence by Robert Boyle^[35] and Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc^[40].