Cornelis Jacobszoon Drebbel (Alkmaar,1572 – London,November 7, 1633) was the Dutch builder of the first navigable submarine in 1620. Drebbel was an innovator who contributed to the development of measurement and control systems, optics and chemistry.
Cornelis Drebbel was born at Alkmaar, Holland. After some years at the Latin school in Alkmaar, around 1590, he attended the Academy in Haarlem, also located in North-Holland. Teachers at the Academy...
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Date of birth:
- 1572
Date of death:
- Nov 8, 1633 (age 61 years)
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- Cornelis Drebbel,
- Cornelis Jacobszoon Drebbel
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