Cornelis Drebbel, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Cornelis Drebbel

Dutch inventor and submarine pioneer

Date of Birth: 01-Jan-0001

Place of Birth: Alkmaar, North Holland, Netherlands

Date of Death: 17-Nov-1633

Profession: engineer, physicist, inventor, chemist, instrument maker, submariner, printmaker, drawer

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Cornelis Jacobszoon Drebbel (Dutch pronunciation: [k?r'ne?l?s 'ja?k?pso?n 'dr?b?l] ) (1572 – 7 November 1633) was a Dutch engineer and inventor.
He was the builder of the first navigable submarine in 1620 and an innovator who contributed to the development of measurement and control systems, optics and chemistry.