Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Cornelis Johannes van Doorn (コルネリス・ヨハネス・ファン・ドールン) (1837–1906) was a Dutch engineer and foreign advisor in Japan during the Meiji period. He was invited to the country in 1872 and worked on hydraulic engineering projects on the Edo River and on port facilities at Nobiru in Sendai Bay. He designed Japan's first western-style waterway, the Asaka Canal, which reclaimed land around Lake Inawashiro in Fukushima Prefecture. A memorial bronze statue was erected to him beside the sluice gate on the River Tone in 1931. He also designed Japan's first western-style lock, the Ishii lock in Ishinomaki, designated an Important Cultural Property in 2002. Returning to the Netherlands after eight years, he died in Amsterdam.. }
Showing items 1 to 1 of
1
with 100 items per page.
- Cornelis_Johannes_van_Doorn abstract "Cornelis Johannes van Doorn (コルネリス・ヨハネス・ファン・ドールン) (1837–1906) was a Dutch engineer and foreign advisor in Japan during the Meiji period. He was invited to the country in 1872 and worked on hydraulic engineering projects on the Edo River and on port facilities at Nobiru in Sendai Bay. He designed Japan's first western-style waterway, the Asaka Canal, which reclaimed land around Lake Inawashiro in Fukushima Prefecture. A memorial bronze statue was erected to him beside the sluice gate on the River Tone in 1931. He also designed Japan's first western-style lock, the Ishii lock in Ishinomaki, designated an Important Cultural Property in 2002. Returning to the Netherlands after eight years, he died in Amsterdam.".