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    (1992). "Lely, Cornelis". The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Industrial Archaeology. Blackwell Publishers. p. 404. ISBN 0631142169. "Cornelis Lely (1854 - 1929)"...
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    city, built on reclaimed land, was founded in 1967 and was named after Cornelis Lely, who engineered the Afsluitdijk that made the reclamation possible....
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  • Lely can refer to: Cornelis Lely, Dutch engineer and statesman Peter Lely, Dutch portrait painter of the 17th century Jan Anthony Lely, inventor of the...
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    was feasible. One of the most prominent members of the society was Cornelis Lely, a civil engineer, prominent member and later chairman of the society...
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    of 1891 by Lely, with no bordering lakes, the polder is called the Hoornsche Polder. Sketch Design of the Zuiderzee Works by Cornelis Lely, 1891 The Zuiderzee...
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  • scholar Cornelis Lely (1854–1929), civil engineer and statesman Cornelis Jacobus Langenhoven (1873–1932), South African writer and poet Cornelis Bernardus...
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  • manufacturers. The company was founded in 1948 by the Lely brothers, Cornelis van der Lely and Arij van der Lely, in Maassluis. In 2012, the company acquired Aircon...
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    discovered on the banks of the Lawa River, the governor of Suriname, Cornelis Lely, ordered the construction of the Lawa Railway in 1902. Construction...
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    Djompo but was renamed by Cornelis Lely (the Dutch governor of Suriname in 1905) and since then it is known as Lelydorp. Lely was responsible for many...
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    green the land. The white fleur-de-lys (lily) is a pun. It commemorates Cornelis Lely, designer of the original polders, essential to the province. 1897–...
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    originally called Kofi Djompo, was renamed in 1905 for Dutch architect Cornelis Lely, who was responsible for many large construction projects in the Netherlands...
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    Netherlands, a victim of the Zuiderzee Works, a land fill designed by Cornelis Lely Sakurajima, a former island now joined to the mainland in Japan Mount...
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    University. He stayed at the home of Dr J.W. Lely, co-principal of the gymnasium and brother of Cornelis Lely, who was responsible for the concept and realization...
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    Noordoostpolder and Flevoland. This enormous project under the direction of Cornelis Lely, called the Zuiderzee Works, ran from 1919 to 1986, culminating in the...
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  • Jørgensen Sonia Kéfi John Kineman Douglas A. Lawson Margaret Leinen Cornelis Lely Swietenia Puspa Lestari Diana Liverman Bruce E. Logan Nancy G. Love...
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    from the force of the open sea and creating new agricultural land. Cornelis Lely (after whom Lelystad is named) was an ardent supporter, an engineer...
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    (lily) is a pun, known in heraldry as canting arms. It commemorates Cornelis Lely, designer of the original polders, essential to the province. The flag...
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    of Eastern Flevoland is the larger city Lelystad (1966), named after Cornelis Lely, the man who had played a crucial role in designing and realising the...
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    Barmhartige Samaritaan (Good Samaritan) in Utrecht (1976) Statue of Cornelis Lely in Lelystad (1984, erected 2002 but removed at sculptor's request in...
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    14 November 1905 – 28 February 1908 Monarch Wilhelmina Preceded by Cornelis Lely Succeeded by Dirk Fock Personal details Born Alexander Willem Frederik...
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  • of Suriname. The highest peak is about 375 metres. In 1902, Governor Cornelis Lely of Suriname decided that the Lawa Railway would be built by the government...
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    standing for vegetation, yellow for the cornfields. The lily refers to Cornelis Lely, who designed the plans for the new land taken from IJsselmeer. See...
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    the RK Begraafplaats Sint Adelberts in Bloemendaal, the Netherlands. Cornelis Lely Anne Frank, Amsterdam Dokwerker, Amsterdam Vrijheidsbeeld (means Freedom...
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  • discovered in the Lely Mountains. The mountain range is served by the Lelygebergte Airstrip. The mountain range is named after Cornelis Lely, a former governor...
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  • Bay Beach) Dubai → Amsterdam, Netherlands Den Oever (Afsluitdijk – Cornelis Lely Monument) Groningen (Martinitoren) Vierhuizen (De Onderneming Windmill...
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  • Brandsma (1881–1942) (Priest, World War II resistance activist, murdered) Cornelis Lely (1854–1929) (Scientist) Hans Teeuwen (1967–) (Comedian) Joseph Luns...
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    1869-1871 Gerard Philips, cofounder of Philips, TU Delft student 1876-1883 Cornelis Lely, head designer of Afsluitdijk, TU Delft student 1871-1875 Ben van Beurden...
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    businessmen came up with the first plans, and the Governor of Suriname Cornelis Lely announced in 1902 that the government would build the railway to facilitate...
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    The works were performed in several steps from 1920 to 1975. Engineer Cornelis Lely played a major part in its design and as statesman in the authorization...
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  • Corneliskondre – Chief Cornelis Tapopi Donderskamp – Peter Donders Julianatop – Queen Juliana of the Netherlands Lelydorp – Cornelis Lely (the Dutch governor...
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