Cornelis Drebbel
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Cornelis Drebbel was born in 1572 in Alkmaar[1][2] and died on November 17, 1633, in London[3]. He held citizenship in the Dutch Republic. He worked across multiple disciplines as an inventor, submariner, chemist, printmaker, draftsperson, and engineer. His professional fields encompassed chemistry, metrology, and optics.
Key Facts
- Date of birth: 1572[11]
- Date of death: November 7, 1633[12], 1634[13], October 1633[14]
- Country of citizenship: Dutch Republic[15]
- Occupation: engineer[16], instrument maker[17], physicist[18], design engineer[19], engraver[20], naturalist[21]
- Field of work: chemistry[22], metrology[23], optics[24]
- Sex or gender: male[25]
- Commons category: Cornelius Drebbel[26]
- Family name: Drebbel[27]
- Given name: Cornelis[28], Jacobszoon[29]
- Contributor to the creative work or subject: Album Morsianum[30]
- Official website: https://drebbel.net/wiki[31]
- Work location: Alkmaar[32], Haarlem[33], Middelburg[34], Paris[35], London[36], Prague[37], Vienna[38]
- Described at URL: https://www.hetscheepvaartmuseum.nl/collectie/artikelen/drebbel-zijn-tijd-ver-vooruit[39], https://drebbel.net/wiki/[40]
- Depicted by: Q138800098[41]
- Described by source: Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900[42], Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie[43], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[44], Repertorium van Nederlandse kaartmakers[45]
- Languages spoken, written or signed: German[46]
- Commons Creator page: Cornelis Jacobsz. Drebbel[47]
- Name in native language: Cornelius Drebbel[48]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for Cornelis Drebbel include Drebbel[49], an impact crater[50].
Why It Matters
Cornelis Drebbel has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[51] He is known by 43 alternative names across languages and contexts.[52]
He has been cited as an influence by Robert Boyle[53], a physicist[54], 1627–1691[55], of Kingdom of England[56], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society[57], specialised in physics[58] and Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc[59], an astronomer[60], 1580–1637[61], of Kingdom of France[62], specialised in astronomy[63].
Entities named for him include Drebbel[49], an impact crater[50].
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 an inventor[5], submariner[6], chemist[7], printmaker[8], and draftsperson[9].
Who did Cornelis Drebbel influence?
Cornelis Drebbel has been cited as an influence by Robert Boyle[53] and Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc[59].