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Menno van Coehoorn

1641 - 1704

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Menno, Baron van Coehoorn (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈmɛnoː vɑŋ ˈkuɦoːr(ə)n]; March 1641 – 17 March 1704) was a Dutch States Army officer and engineer, regarded as one of the most significant figures in Dutch military history. In an era when siege warfare dominated military campaigns, he and his French counterpart Vauban were the acknowledged experts in designing, taking and defending fortifications. Both had their advocates; Vauban's maxim of 'more powder, less blood' also took longer, an important consideration when most military deaths occurred from disease. He is also viewed as more innovative in the design and extent of his fortifications, which included ports, waterways, roads and even town layouts. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Menno van Coehoorn is the 220th most popular engineer (down from 167th in 2019), the 571st most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 452nd in 2019) and the most popular Dutch Engineer.

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Among ENGINEERS

Among engineers, Menno van Coehoorn ranks 220 out of 389. Before him are Robert Esnault-Pelterie, Semyon Lavochkin, Charles Renard, André Waterkeyn, Harvey Postlethwaite, and Eugen Sänger. After him are Gene Kranz, Mikhail Koshkin, Robert Mallet, James B. Francis, Johann Georg Halske, and Eugène Belgrand.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1641, Menno van Coehoorn ranks 13. Before him are Johann Weikhard von Valvasor, Nehemiah Grew, Titus van Rijn, Julius Francis, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg, Nicolaes Witsen, and Dositheus II of Jerusalem. After him is Robert Spencer, 2nd Earl of Sunderland. Among people deceased in 1704, Menno van Coehoorn ranks 16. Before him are Charles Plumier, Isabella Leonarda, Selim I Giray, John Charles, Count Palatine of Gelnhausen, Rudolph Augustus, Duke of Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel, and Louis Bourdaloue. After him are Francesco Provenzale, Ulrik Frederik Gyldenløve, Agnes Block, Lorenzo Gafà, John Adolphus, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön, and Louis Hennepin.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Menno van Coehoorn ranks 571 out of 1,646. Before him are Bertus Aafjes (1914), Willem Pieterszoon Buytewech (1591), Maruschka Detmers (1962), Bartholomeus Breenbergh (1598), Pieter Willem Korthals (1807), and Richard Witschge (1969). After him are Barry Hulshoff (1946), Hakim Ziyech (1993), Elly Ameling (1933), Kea Bouman (1903), Dirk van der Aa (1731), and Fons Rademakers (1920).

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Among ENGINEERS In Netherlands

Among engineers born in Netherlands, Menno van Coehoorn ranks 1. 

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