Andries Vierlingh

Andries Vierlingh (1507–1579) was a dyke builder and polder creator in the Netherlands who drew considerable attention to himself.

By 1540, he had already reclaimed some 4000 hectares of new land. This gave investors ideas; they could see a bright future and money to be made in territorial expansion. William of Orange was to be one of them.

Shortly before he died, Vierlingh published a manuscript entitled Tractaet Dyckagie, which is still valid as a warning against fundamental errors in land and water engineering management.

Sources and further reading
  • J. de Hullu, A.G. Verhoeven, Tractaet van Dyckagie. Waterbouwkundige adviezen en ervaringen van Andries Vierlingh. (in Dutch) Rijks Geschiedkundige Publicatiën [RGP], kleine serie 20 [boek] en 20a [14 platen, losbladig in een map], 's-Gravenhage, 1920 [heruitgave door de Nederlandse Vereniging van Kust- en Oeverwerken, Rotterdam, 1973]


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