- Kan-ei 1(1848)
- April 28th
- Born in Leiden city.Primary education in Alkmaar, Leiden city.
Middle school education in Haarlem.
- Meiji 1-5(1867-1872)
- ?
- Polytechnic engineering school in Delft.Graduated with an engineering degree.
After education, worked for water supply and irrigation ministry.
First employment position: researcher of Weal River.
- Meiji 6-9(1873-1876)
- ?
- Worked under famed Prime Minister Hendrix; administered protection management over historical Dutch canals.
Began construction of portside import/export office.Completed construction in 1876.
- Meiji 10-11(1877-1878)
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- Under direction of Van Der Vegt, administered planning of water works system in the Hague city.
Followed this by railroad construction from Harlen to Brumedahl via Offen.
- Meiji 12(1879)
- March 29th
- Was invited by Japanese government to control overflow of Japanese rivers Tone, Edo, Kinu and Shinano; administered maintenance research construction of canals into these rivers.
Reconstructed Tokyo Port and carried out maintenance of additional ports.
- Meiji 16(1883)
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- Began plans for construction of Misumi Port by recommendation of Kumamoto Assembly.
- Meiji 17(1884)
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- Began port construction.
- Meiji 19(1886)
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- Returned to his homeland after completion of 7-year contract with Japanese government.
- Meiji 20(1887)
- May 9th
- Return to resume position of planning and constructing further waterways and ports.
- Meiji 20(1887)
- August 15th
- Ceremony for completion of Misumi Port.
- Meiji 21(1888)
- ?
- Began construction of Tone Canal.
- Meiji 22(1889)
- January 1st
- Presented with a level 4 award in recognition of his work.
- Meiji 23(1890)
- ?
- Departed from Tokyo for his homeland.
After arriving in homeland, resided in the Hague.
Ceremony held for completion of Tone Canal.
- Meiji 24(1891)
- ?
- Married M.A. Yonkint Corning.
- Meiji 28(1895)
- January
- Correspondence made in planning and gathering of preparation documents for Subenihen fishing port.
- Meiji 30(1897)
- ?
- Moved to Nainehen city, where ordered by city governors to begin plans for new railroad.
- Meiji 31(1898)
- ?
- Took charge of one part of Lieennur (UNKNOWN) system in St. Petersburg, Russia.
- Meiji 34(1901)
- ?
- Died in Nainmehen city; buried in the city cemetery
After death, widow married J. Fun. Emden.
