Johannes Hudde, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Johannes Hudde

Dutch mathematician

Date of Birth: 23-Apr-1628

Place of Birth: Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

Date of Death: 15-Apr-1704

Profession: politician, mathematician, instrument maker

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Johannes (van Waveren) Hudde (23 April 1628 – 15 April 1704) was a burgomaster (mayor) of Amsterdam between 1672 – 1703, a mathematician and governor of the Dutch East India Company.
As a "burgemeester" of Amsterdam he ordered that the city canals should be flushed at high tide and that the polluted water of the town "secreten" should be diverted to pits outside the town instead of into the canals.
He also promoted hygiene in and around the town's water supply.
"Hudde's stones" were marker stones that were used to mark the summer high water level at several points in the city.
They later were the foundation for the "NAP", the now Europe-wide system for measuring water levels.



Description	Dutch painter, draughtsman and printmaker
Date of birth/death	27 January 1645	20 June 1705
Location of birth/death	Rotterdam	Amsterdam
Work location	Amsterdam (1660-1705), Haarlem (1667), Rotterdam (1668)
Authority control	: Q185495 VIAF: 30702128 ISNI: 0000 0000 6686 7142 ULAN: 500000139 LCCN: no2008187757 WGA: MUSSCHER, Michiel van WorldCat