Cornelis Drebbel

Cornelis Drebbel
Portrait of Drebbel, c. 1631
Born	1572 Alkmaar, Habsburg Netherlands, Holy Roman Empire
Died	7 November 1633(1633-11-07) (aged 60–61) London, Kingdom of England
Education	Hendrick Goltzius
Occupation(s)	Engineer, inventor
Spouse	Sophia Jansdochter Goltzius ​ ​ (m. 1595)​
Children	6

Cornelis Jacobszoon Drebbel^[1] (Dutch pronunciation: [kɔrˈneːlɪ ˈɕaːkɔpsoːn ˈdrɛbəl];^[a] 1572 – 7 November 1633) was a Dutch engineer and inventor. He was the builder of the first operational submarine in 1620 and an innovator who contributed to the development of measurement and control systems, optics and chemistry.

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