Cornelis Lely

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:engineers
gptkb:Politician
gptkbp:alma_mater gptkb:Delft_University_of_Technology
gptkbp:associated_with Lelydorp
gptkbp:awards Honorary Doctorate from Delft University of Technology
gptkbp:birth_date 1854-09-23
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Amsterdam
gptkbp:children gptkb:3
gptkbp:death_date 1929-05-22
gptkbp:death_place gptkb:The_Hague
gptkbp:field gptkb:engineers
gptkb:politics
public works
water management
hydraulic engineering
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Cornelis Lely
gptkbp:influenced water management techniques
infrastructure planning
flood control measures
Dutch infrastructure development
modern Dutch engineering practices
land reclamation methods
gptkbp:influenced_by Dutch water management
gptkbp:involved_in Dutch politics
infrastructure projects
civil engineering projects
public works projects
water management policy
gptkbp:known_for gptkb:Zuiderzee_Works
gptkbp:legacy gptkb:Afsluitdijk
gptkb:IJsselmeer
gptkb:Zuiderzee_Works
Dutch water management system
Lelydorp
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Dutch
gptkbp:notable_work Afsluitdijk Project
Lely Tunnel Project
Zuiderzee Act
Zuiderzee Project
IJsselmeer Project
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:engineers
gptkb:Politician
gptkbp:office Member of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands
Minister of Transport, Public Works and Water Management
gptkbp:project gptkb:Afsluitdijk
gptkb:IJsselmeer
Lelylaan
Lely Tunnel
Lely's Plan for the Zuiderzee
gptkbp:spouse Anna Lely
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Afsluitdijk
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5