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Johan van Veen
Johan van Veen
	Johan van Veen (1953)
Born	21 December 1893; Uithuizermeeden, Netherlands
Died	9 December 1959 (aged 65); The Hague, Netherlands
Alma mater	Delft University of Technology
Occupation	Civil engineer
Employer	Rijkswaterstaat
Organization	Government
Notable work	Delta Works

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Johan van Veen (Uithuizermeeden, 21 December 1893 – The Hague, 9 December 1959) was a Dutch hydraulic engineer. He is considered the father of the Delta Works.

Education

Johan van Veen was the fifth child of seven in a farming family. He was the brother of Marie van Veen, married to the artist Johan Dijkstra. In 1913, after high school graduation, he started his studies in Delft at the Technische Hoogeschool van Delft. He studied civil engineering. In 1919, he graduated as "ingenieur" (equivalent to M.Sc. in engineering).^[1]

Provincial Water Authority Drenthe

Van Veen worked as an engineer for the Drainage Department of the Provincial Water Authority of the Province of Drenthe. The task of this department was to develop plans to improve the drainage and road structure of the province. In turn, this would enlarge the agricultural yield and to transport the products in a more efficient way to the markets (in the western part of the Netherlands).

During World War I, it became evident that the Netherlands depended too strongly on food products from abroad. The interwar years were focused on agriculture. In order to have solid grounds for such plans, the borders of watersheds were charted, discharge measurements were made and leveling out valleys and the adjacent higher grounds works were executed. Van Veen carried out these studies in cooperation with agricultural engineer F.P. Mesu (who graduated in Wageningen).^[2]

Surinam

In 1926, van Veen left the Provincial Water Authority. From August 1926 to October 1928, he worked in Surinam at the Surinaamse Bauxiet Maatschappij (Suriname Bauxite Company), later a subsidiary of Alcoa, in Moengo, Suriname.^[3]

Rijkswaterstaat

In 1929, after his return to the Netherlands, van Veen held a position at Rijkswaterstaat (the Executive Agency of the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure). He became head of the newly created Research Department for Tidal Rivers and Estuaries. His first assignment was to improve the hydraulic conditions at Hellegat, a complicated bifurcation of estuary branches. He also developed a new method to calculate tides, an improvement on the formulas developed by Hendrik Lorentz on the closure of the Zuiderzee. He published his Ph.D. thesis on sand movement in the Strait of Dover (which was relevant for Dutch coastal morphology), based on extensive measurements in that area. He wrote many (Dutch) reports on the coasts, tidal movements, estuaries and salt intrusion.^[4]

In the years before and during World War II, van Veen executed many studies on the problem of salt intrusion into tidal rivers. During the war, he prepared a plan called "Verlandingsplan" to manipulate tidal rivers in such a way that natural silting-up would take place, and that to reclaim this new land would be easy. Just after the war, he presented this plan again, but mainly because at that time the country focused rather not on reclaiming land, but on repairing war damage.^[5]

Delta Plan

From 1937 onward, van Veen warned about the deplorable condition of the Dutch flood defences. He stipulated that a disaster was imminent, but politically he found no support for his warnings, the main reason being that improvement of dikes would cost a lot of money, which was not available in the Netherlands just after the war (the country depended mainly on money from the Marshall Plan).

In 1939, Pieter Jacobus Wemelsfelder, a colleague of van Veen, published a paper in the journal de Ingenieur (English: The Engineer) that was the first to apply statistical methods to the occurrence of storm surges.^[6] His research suggested a shift in design approach, moving away from basing flood design on the highest observed flood level towards designing for a flood with a calculated probability. In the same year, van Veen conducted a factor analysis of storm surges for the first time. His work explored how changes in river run-off, river channel geometry, and sea level rise affected the design flood. Despite these studies focusing on different aspects of storm surges, they arrived at the same conclusion: that the delta region of The Netherlands faced significant dangers.^[7] Since 1938, van Veen had been working on plans to mitigate these risks. He proposed constructing a dike ring for four islands, a storm surge barrier in the Lek, and a high ring of dikes around Dordrecht.

In 1940, van Veen was one of the authors of the Voorlopig rapport van de Commissie inzake stormvloeden op de benedenrivieren (English: Preliminary report by the Commission on Storm Surges in the Lower Rivers), which addressed the pressing issue of flood management in the Netherlands' lower river regions. The report identified significant deficiencies in the height of dikes - up to 1 metre in some areas - and highlighted vulnerabilities along critical waterways such as the Hollandse IJssel and the Merwede. The commission provided detailed recommendations, including dike reinforcements, controlled land reclamation, and strategic closures of vulnerable waterways to mitigate the risk of catastrophic flooding.^[8]

The report incorporated advanced hydrological and mathematical analyses for its time, examining factors such as astronomical tides, storm surges, high river discharge, and long-term sea level rise, which was projected at 20 centimetres per century. Though the report's findings were not fully acted upon due to the outbreak of World War II, it laid the groundwork for post-war flood management initiatives and presaged the innovative engineering solutions later embodied in the Delta Works. Notably, the report demonstrated van Veen's approach to integrating empirical data with predictive modelling to inform sustainable flood defence strategies.^[8]

Van Veen published a book in English on the history of Dutch hydraulic engineering, titled Dredge, Drain, Reclaim: The Art of a Nation.^[9] In later editions, van Veen added a chapter under the pseudonym "Dr. Cassandra", using this alias to issue warnings about the pressing flood risks faced by the Netherlands. His final advisory report, dated 29 January 1953, included a comprehensive study of these risks and a detailed plan to mitigate them by closing specific estuaries.

Just days later, the Netherlands was struck by the devastating North Sea flood of 1 February 1953, the worst storm surge in the country's history. In the aftermath of the disaster, a State Commission was established on 18 February 1953, with Johan van Veen appointed as its Secretary.

By May 1953, the commission released its first interim report, urgently recommending the closure of the Hollandse IJssel with a storm surge barrier and the implementation of van Veen’s plan to close the estuaries, which later became the basis for the Delta Works. This ambitious programme of flood defences was eventually realised. The commission's final report was published in 1960, a year after Van Veen’s death. As a result, van Veen is remembered as the "Father of the Delta Plan" in the Netherlands and as the "Master of the Floods" in England.^[10]^[11]

Inventions

Johan van Veen has a number of inventions to his name. Notable is the Van Veen Grab Sampler, a device to take (disturbed) bed samples from the seabed (around 1930).^[12] He is also the inventor of the pneumatic barrier to prevent salt intrusion (around 1940).^[13] In 1930, he proved the analogy between electricity and water flow. From this principle he developed an analog computer to calculate tidal flow (electric analogon).^[14] In the period 1944-1956 it had become operational. Later on this machine was updated and became the practical computer to calculate tidal flow and water levels in the Dutch Delta to predict the effect of closure works, the Delta Works. This analog computer now bears the name Deltar.^[15]

Personal life and death

On May 5, 1927, van Veen married Hendrika ("Henny") Aalfs during his stay in Suriname. They had three children. Unfortunately, their marriage was not very happy. Although he came from a Dutch Reformed Church family, he converted to Christian Science until 1937, following his sister Anna, who lived in the United States.^[16]

Van Veen suffered from a number of heart attacks, the first one in 1937 and later in 1948 a heavy one after his "four-island-plan" was rejected. In 1959 he had his last, fatal attack in the train when on his way to a meeting regarding his plan of a new harbour near Delfzijl, the Eemshaven.^[17]

Awards and recognition

Bronze bust of Johan van Veen by Fred Hartog

In 2020, the Stichting Blauwe Lijn organisation unveiled a statue of van Veen in Capelle aan den IJssel.^[18]^[19] The central square in van Veen's birthplace of Uithuizermeeden is named for him, and a bust of him was erected there in 1979.^[20] The character Joost van Ven in the debut novel 1953 by Rik Launspach was inspired by van Veen, with the novel subsequently being adapted into the 2009 film The Storm.^[21]^[22]^[23]

Van Veen was recognised with a number of awards, both during his lifetime and posthumously, including:

1936: Awarded the Golden Medal (Gouden erepenning) of the Bataafs Genootschap for his dissertation Onderzoekingen in de Hoofden (Investigations in the Straits of Dover).
1950: Appointed Officer in the Order of Orange-Nassau.
1954: Appointed Knight First Class in the Norwegian Order of St. Olav.
1956: Granted honorary membership of the Utrecht student corps.
1958: Appointed Knight in the Order of the Netherlands Lion.
2017: Included in the Alumni Walk of Fame of the TU Delft as the founder of the Delta Works.^[24]

Bibliography

A selection of important publications by van Veen (in Dutch)

Many of van Veen's publications can be viewed at the Van Veen-Stroband Archive Netherlands National Archives. A list of all his publications (mainly in Dutch) is available at the Tresor of Dutch Hydraulic Engineering.

English-language publications by van Veen

Sand waves in the North Sea Hydrographic review, Vol. XII, No. 1 (May 1935)
Measurements in the Straits of Dover, and their relation to the Netherlands coasts (1935) PhD thesis Utrecht University
Water movements in the Straits of Dover J. of Marine Research Vol. 13, no. 1 (1938); p. 7-36
The analogy between tides and electrical currents Rijkswaterstaat BER037,
Analogy between Tides and A.C. Electricity The Engineer, dec 1947 (pp 498, 520. 544)
Research of Tidal Rivers in the Netherlands: a successful combination of theory and practice Dock & Harbour Authority, Vol. 27, Nos. 313 and 314, November and December 1946
Estimates of tidal currents in The Panama Canal Zone (1947).^[25]
The calculation of tides in new channels Transactions American Geophysical Union, 1947, Volume 28, Issue 6
Dredge, Drain Reclaim (5th edition, 1960) Martinus Nijhof
Ebb and flood channel systems in the Dutch tidal waters Bilingual version of a paper published in 1950 in the Journal of the Dutch Geographic VII. 67, 1950, 303-325
Tidal Gullies in youngest peat layer of Groningen Proc. Int. Congress Sedimentology, Netherlands (1951) pp. 257–266
Coasts, estuaries and tidal hydraulics Chapter from the "Civil Engineering Reference Book", edited by E.H. Probst and J. Comrie 1951 (pp1071–1106)
English and Dutch methods of shore protection (correspondence on an article with R.R. Minikin) The Dock and Harour Authority, May–June 1952
discussion on: "Application to an hydraulic problem" (by Glover, Herbert & Daum) transactions ASCE,1953 vol 118, pp1010–1028
Land below sea level : Holland in its age-long fight against the waters 1953 Boucher, The Hague
Tide-gauges, subsidence-gauges and floodstones in the Netherlands Geologie en Mijnbouw, 1954 (16) pp 214–219 (Symposium quaternary changes in level, especially in the Netherlands)
Development of marine plains, penetration of sea water in Dutch tidal rivers and inland waters Archived 2018-10-19 at the Wayback Machine 1957 Pub. 38 IAHR conf Rome (111)
Necessity of subsidence-gauges Publ. Dutch Geodetic Society for the UGGI congress 1957
The Rotterdam waterway considered as a rivermouth "De Ingienieur, 1958, nr 28

Publications about van Veen

Van der Ham, Willem (2020). Johan van Veen, meester van de zee: Grondlegger van het Deltaplan [Johan van Veen, Master of the Sea: Founder of the Delta Plan] (in Dutch). Boom. ISBN 9789024433919.
Rooijendijk, Cordula (2009). Waterwolven: Een geschiedenis van stormvloeden, dijkenbouwers en droogmakers [Waterwolves: A History of Storm Surges, Dike Builders, and Reclaimers] (in Dutch). Uitgeverij Atlas. ISBN 9789046703380.
Bregman, Rutger (2020). Het water komt [The Water is Coming] (in Dutch). De Correspondent. ISBN 9789083017761.
"Boekbespreking van 'Meester van de Zee', Johan van Veen, waterstaatsingenieur 1893–1959" [Book Review of 'Master of the Sea', Johan van Veen, Hydraulic Engineer 1893–1959]. Delft Integraal (in Dutch). Retrieved 7 December 2024.
"Boekbespreking van 'Meester van de Zee' bij het Historisch Huis" [Book Review of 'Master of the Sea' at Historisch Huis] (in Dutch). Retrieved 7 December 2024.
"Biografie van Johan van Veen in Tijdschrift voor Waterstaatgeschiedenis" [Biography of Johan van Veen in the Journal of Water Management History] (PDF). Tijdschrift voor Waterstaatgeschiedenis (in Dutch). Retrieved 7 December 2024.
"Biografie van Johan van Veen bij de KNAW" [Biography of Johan van Veen at the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences] (in Dutch). Retrieved 7 December 2024.

References

^ Van der Ham (2003), ch. 1
^ Van der Ham (2003), ch. 2
^ Van der Ham (2003), ch. 3
^ "Publications of Johan van Veen". Trésor der Hollandsche Waterbouw (in Dutch). Stichting Blauwe Lijn. Retrieved 2021-07-24.
^ Van der Ham (2003), ch. 4
^ Wemelsfelder, P. J. (1939). "Wetmatigheden in het optreden van stormvloeden" [Regularities in the occurrence of storm surges]. De Ingenieur (in Dutch). 54 (9): B31-35.
^ van Veen, J. (1939). "Te verwachten stormvloedstanden op de benedenrivieren : eerste voorlopige becijfering" [Expected storm surge levels on the lower rivers: first preliminary calculation]. Rijkswaterstaat Publicatie Platform (in Dutch). Retrieved 2023-04-01.
^ ^a ^b Heyst, D.A.; Kempees, A.E.; Rulkens, J.W.; Schlingemann, F.L.; Schönfeld, J.F.; Versteeg, H.; van der Wal, L.T.; van Veen, J. (1940). Voorlopig rapport van de Commissie inzake stormvloeden op de benedenrivieren [Preliminary Report by the Commission on Storm Surges in the Lower Rivers] (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 December 2024.
^ Van Veen, Johan (1962). Dredge, Drain, Reclaim: The Art of a Nation. The Hague, Netherlands: Martinus Nijhoff. p. 200.
^ Van der Ham (2003), ch. 8
^ Maris, A.G. (1955). "The Sealing Operation on the Zeeland Coast". Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers. 4 (6): 809–827. doi:10.1680/iicep.1955.11427. ISSN 1753-7789. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
^ Van Veen (1936), p164-166
^ Van Veen (1941)
^ Van Veen (1937)
^ Rooijendijk 2009, p347
^ Van der Ham (2003), p24
^ Van der Ham (2003), p228
^ Smith, R. (2020). "Standbeeld in Capelle aan den IJssel voor Groninger Van Veen" [Statue in Capelle aan den IJssel for Groninger Van Veen]. www.rtvnoord.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 December 2024.
^ Klip, Hans (2020). "Standbeeld van 'watergrootmeester' Johan van Veen bij eerste Deltawerk" [Statue of 'water grand master' Johan van Veen unveiled at the first Delta Works project]. H2O/Waternetwerk (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 December 2024.
^ "Onthulling informatiepaneel Johan van Veen" [Unveiling of information panel on Johan van Veen]. Uithuizermeeden (in Dutch). Retrieved 2024-12-09.
^ Hoeij, Boyd van (2009-10-28). "The Storm". Variety. Retrieved 2024-12-09.
^ "De storm". search.worldcat.org. Retrieved 2024-12-09.
^ "1953". search.worldcat.org. Retrieved 2024-12-09.
^ "Johan van Veen". Historische Alumni Lustrumuitgave 2017 (in Dutch). TU Delft, Alumni Walk of Fame. Archived from the original on 28 January 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
^ Van Veen, J. (1948). "Estimates of Tidal Currents in the Panama Canal Zone". US Army Engineer Corps., Dept. of Operations and Maintenance, Special Engineering Division. Retrieved 9 December 2024.

External links

Stichting Blauwe Lijn: Johan van Veen Extensive repository of publications by van Veen

[1] Van der Ham (2003), ch. 1

[2] Van der Ham (2003), ch. 2

[3] Van der Ham (2003), ch. 3

[Tresor-4] "Publications of Johan van Veen". Trésor der Hollandsche Waterbouw (in Dutch). Stichting Blauwe Lijn. Retrieved 2021-07-24.

[5] Van der Ham (2003), ch. 4

[6] Wemelsfelder, P. J. (1939). "Wetmatigheden in het optreden van stormvloeden" [Regularities in the occurrence of storm surges]. De Ingenieur (in Dutch). 54 (9): B31-35.

[7] van Veen, J. (1939). "Te verwachten stormvloedstanden op de benedenrivieren : eerste voorlopige becijfering" [Expected storm surge levels on the lower rivers: first preliminary calculation]. Rijkswaterstaat Publicatie Platform (in Dutch). Retrieved 2023-04-01.

[:0-8] Heyst, D.A.; Kempees, A.E.; Rulkens, J.W.; Schlingemann, F.L.; Schönfeld, J.F.; Versteeg, H.; van der Wal, L.T.; van Veen, J. (1940). Voorlopig rapport van de Commissie inzake stormvloeden op de benedenrivieren [Preliminary Report by the Commission on Storm Surges in the Lower Rivers] (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 December 2024.

[DredgeDrain-9] Van Veen, Johan (1962). Dredge, Drain, Reclaim: The Art of a Nation. The Hague, Netherlands: Martinus Nijhoff. p. 200.

[10] Van der Ham (2003), ch. 8

[11] Maris, A.G. (1955). "The Sealing Operation on the Zeeland Coast". Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers. 4 (6): 809–827. doi:10.1680/iicep.1955.11427. ISSN 1753-7789. Retrieved 13 August 2023.

[12] Van Veen (1936), p164-166

[13] Van Veen (1941)

[14] Van Veen (1937)

[15] Rooijendijk 2009, p347

[16] Van der Ham (2003), p24

[17] Van der Ham (2003), p228

[18] Smith, R. (2020). "Standbeeld in Capelle aan den IJssel voor Groninger Van Veen" [Statue in Capelle aan den IJssel for Groninger Van Veen]. www.rtvnoord.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 December 2024.

[19] Klip, Hans (2020). "Standbeeld van 'watergrootmeester' Johan van Veen bij eerste Deltawerk" [Statue of 'water grand master' Johan van Veen unveiled at the first Delta Works project]. H2O/Waternetwerk (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 December 2024.

[20] "Onthulling informatiepaneel Johan van Veen" [Unveiling of information panel on Johan van Veen]. Uithuizermeeden (in Dutch). Retrieved 2024-12-09.

[21] Hoeij, Boyd van (2009-10-28). "The Storm". Variety. Retrieved 2024-12-09.

[22] "De storm". search.worldcat.org. Retrieved 2024-12-09.

[23] "1953". search.worldcat.org. Retrieved 2024-12-09.

[24] "Johan van Veen". Historische Alumni Lustrumuitgave 2017 (in Dutch). TU Delft, Alumni Walk of Fame. Archived from the original on 28 January 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2024.

[25] Van Veen, J. (1948). "Estimates of Tidal Currents in the Panama Canal Zone". US Army Engineer Corps., Dept. of Operations and Maintenance, Special Engineering Division. Retrieved 9 December 2024.

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 In 1929, after his return to the Netherlands, van Veen held a position at [[Rijkswaterstaat]] (the Executive Agency of the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure). He became head of the newly created Research Department for Tidal Rivers and Estuaries. His first assignment was to improve the hydraulic conditions at Hellegat, a complicated bifurcation of estuary branches. He also developed a new method to calculate tides, an improvement on the formulas developed by [[Hendrik Lorentz]] on the closure of the [[Zuiderzee]].
-He published his Ph.D. thesis on sand movement in the [[Strait of Dover]] (which was relevant for Dutch coastal morphology), based on extensive measurements in that area. He wrote many (Dutch) reports on the coasts, tidal movements, estuaries and salt intrusion.<ref name="Tresor">{{cite web
+He published his Ph.D. thesis on sand movement in the [[Strait of Dover]] (which was relevant for Dutch coastal morphology), based on extensive measurements in that area. He wrote many (Dutch) reports on the coasts, tidal movements, estuaries and salt intrusion.<ref name="Tresor">{{cite web |title=Publications of Johan van Veen |url=https://www.kennisbank-waterbouw.nl/tresor/auteur.php?code=M&naam=vVeen |access-date=2021-07-24 |website=Trésor der Hollandsche Waterbouw |publisher=[[Stichting Blauwe Lijn]] |language=nl}}</ref>
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 In the years before and during [[World War II]], van Veen executed many studies on the problem of salt intrusion into tidal rivers. During the war, he prepared a plan called "Verlandingsplan" to manipulate tidal rivers in such a way that natural silting-up would take place, and that to reclaim this new land would be easy. Just after the war, he presented this plan again, but mainly because at that time the country focused rather not on reclaiming land, but on repairing war damage.<ref>Van der Ham (2003), ch. 4</ref>
 ==Delta Plan==
-From 1937 onward, van Veen warned about the deplorable condition of the Dutch flood defences. He stipulated that a disaster was imminent, but politically he found no support for his warnings, the main reason being that improvement of dikes would cost a lot of money, which was not available in the Netherlands just after the war (the country depended mainly on money from the [[Marshall Plan]]). He had already published a book in English on the history of Dutch Hydraulic Engineering (''Dredge, Drain, Reclaim, the Art of a Nation'').<ref name="DredgeDrain">
+From 1937 onward, van Veen warned about the deplorable condition of the Dutch flood defences. He stipulated that a disaster was imminent, but politically he found no support for his warnings, the main reason being that improvement of dikes would cost a lot of money, which was not available in the Netherlands just after the war (the country depended mainly on money from the [[Marshall Plan]]).
-{{cite book
+In 1939, [[Pieter Jacobus Wemelsfelder]], a colleague of van Veen, published a paper in the journal {{lang|nl|de Ingenieur}} ''(English: The Engineer)'' that was the first to apply statistical methods to the occurrence of storm surges.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Wemelsfelder |first=P. J. |date=1939 |language= nl |title=Wetmatigheden in het optreden van stormvloeden |trans-title= Regularities in the occurrence of storm surges |url=https://repository.tudelft.nl/record/uuid%3A664ee1f2-e045-4e8b-a81d-c26fc3633766 |journal=De Ingenieur |volume=54 |issue=9 |pages=B31-35}}</ref> His research suggested a shift in design approach, moving away from basing flood design on the highest observed flood level towards designing for a flood with a calculated probability. In the same year, van Veen conducted a factor analysis of storm surges for the first time. His work explored how changes in river run-off, river channel geometry, and [[sea level rise]] affected the design flood. Despite these studies focusing on different aspects of storm surges, they arrived at the same conclusion: that the delta region of The Netherlands faced significant dangers.<ref>{{Cite web |last=van Veen |first=J. |date=1939 |title=Te verwachten stormvloedstanden op de benedenrivieren : eerste voorlopige becijfering |trans-title=Expected storm surge levels on the lower rivers: first preliminary calculation |url=https://open.rws.nl/open-overheid/onderzoeksrapporten/@119625/verwachten-stormvloedstanden/ |access-date=2023-04-01 |website=Rijkswaterstaat Publicatie Platform |language=nl}}</ref> Since 1938, van Veen had been working on plans to mitigate these risks. He proposed constructing a dike ring for four islands, a storm surge barrier in the [[Lek (river)|Lek]], and a high ring of dikes around [[Dordrecht]].
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+In 1940, van Veen was one of the authors of the {{Lang|nl|Voorlopig rapport van de Commissie inzake stormvloeden op de benedenrivieren}} (English: Preliminary report by the Commission on Storm Surges in the Lower Rivers), which addressed the pressing issue of flood management in the Netherlands' lower river regions. The report identified significant deficiencies in the height of dikes - up to 1 metre in some areas - and highlighted vulnerabilities along critical waterways such as the [[Hollandse IJssel]] and the [[Merwede]]. The commission provided detailed recommendations, including [[Levee|dike reinforcements]], controlled [[land reclamation]], and [[Closure of tidal inlets|strategic closures of vulnerable waterways]] to mitigate the risk of catastrophic flooding.<ref name=":0">{{cite book
-|date=1962
+ |title=Voorlopig rapport van de Commissie inzake stormvloeden op de benedenrivieren
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+ |last3=Rulkens |first3=J.W.
-</ref> In later reprints of this book he added a chapter by "Dr. [[Cassandra]]" as he used this pseudonym, including these warnings. His final warning report was a study describing the risks, including a plan to improve the situation by closing some estuaries. This document was dated January 29, 1953.
+ |last4=Schlingemann |first4=F.L.
-During the following night The Netherlands were struck by the biggest storm surge ever, the [[North Sea flood of 1953|North Sea flood of February 1st, 1953]]. After the disaster a State Commission was installed (18 February 1953), and Johan van Veen was appointed Secretary of the State Commission. In May 1953 the commission offered its first interim report, recommending immediate closure of the [[Hollandse IJssel]] with a storm surge barrier [[Flood barrier]], and to implement Van Veen's plan to close the estuaries (the [[Delta Works]]). Eventually this work had been carried out; the final report of the commission was published in 1960, one year after Johan van Veen died. In The Netherlands Johan van Veen is remembered as the "father of the Delta Plan" and in England as "Master of the Floods".<ref>Van der Ham (2003), ch. 8</ref>
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+The report incorporated advanced hydrological and mathematical analyses for its time, examining factors such as [[Tide|astronomical tides]], [[Storm surge|storm surges]], high [[Discharge (hydrology)|river discharge]], and [[Climate change in the Netherlands|long-term sea level rise]], which was projected at 20 centimetres per century. Though the report's findings were not fully acted upon due to the outbreak of World War II, it laid the groundwork for post-war [[flood management]] initiatives and presaged the innovative engineering solutions later embodied in the [[Delta Works]]. Notably, the report demonstrated van Veen's approach to integrating [[Empirical evidence|empirical data]] with [[predictive modelling]] to inform sustainable flood defence strategies.<ref name=":0" />
+Van Veen published a book in English on the history of Dutch hydraulic engineering, titled Dredge, Drain, Reclaim: The Art of a Nation.<ref name="DredgeDrain">{{cite book |last=Van Veen |first=Johan |date=1962 |title=Dredge, Drain, Reclaim: The Art of a Nation |pages=200 |location=The Hague, Netherlands |publisher=Martinus Nijhoff |url=http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:a7fe541b-692d-497a-8ea3-ca4e9a6ef482}} </ref> In later editions, van Veen added a chapter under the pseudonym "Dr. [[Cassandra]]", using this alias to issue warnings about the pressing flood risks faced by the Netherlands. His final advisory report, dated 29 January 1953, included a comprehensive study of these risks and a detailed plan to mitigate them by closing specific estuaries.
+Just days later, the Netherlands was struck by the devastating [[North Sea flood of 1953|North Sea flood of 1 February 1953]], the worst storm surge in the country's history. In the aftermath of the disaster, a State Commission was established on 18 February 1953, with Johan van Veen appointed as its Secretary.
+By May 1953, the commission released its first interim report, urgently recommending the [[Stormvloedkering Hollandse IJssel|closure of the Hollandse IJssel with a storm surge barrier]] and the implementation of van Veen’s plan to close the estuaries, which later became the basis for the Delta Works. This ambitious programme of flood defences was eventually realised. The commission's final report was published in 1960, a year after Van Veen’s death. As a result, van Veen is remembered as the "Father of the Delta Plan" in the Netherlands and as the "Master of the Floods" in England.<ref>Van der Ham (2003), ch. 8</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last=Maris |first=A.G. |date=1955 |title=The Sealing Operation on the Zeeland Coast |url=https://www.icevirtuallibrary.com/doi/10.1680/iicep.1955.11427 |journal=Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers |language=en |volume=4 |issue=6 |pages=809–827 |doi=10.1680/iicep.1955.11427 |issn=1753-7789 |access-date=13 August 2023}}</ref>
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 Van Veen suffered from a number of heart attacks, the first one in 1937 and later in 1948 a heavy one after his "four-island-plan" was rejected. In 1959 he had his last, fatal attack in the train when on his way to a meeting regarding his plan of a new harbour near [[Delfzijl]], the [[Eemshaven]].<ref>Van der Ham (2003), p228</ref>
+== Awards and recognition ==
-==Publications (in English)==
+[[File:20200928 110103-uitsnede.jpg|thumb|Unveiling of a statue of van Veen in Capelle aan den IJssel in 2020.]]
+[[File:Borstbeeld-brons.jpg|thumb|Bronze bust of Johan van Veen by Fred Hartog]]
+In 2020, the [[Stichting Blauwe Lijn]] organisation unveiled a statue of van Veen in [[Capelle aan den IJssel]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Smith |first=R. |date=2020 |title=Standbeeld in Capelle aan den IJssel voor Groninger Van Veen |trans-title=Statue in Capelle aan den IJssel for Groninger Van Veen |url=https://www.rtvnoord.nl/nieuws/746661/standbeeld-in-capelle-aan-den-ijssel-voor-groninger-van-veen |access-date=9 December 2024 |website=www.rtvnoord.nl |language=nl}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Klip |first=Hans |date=2020 |title=Standbeeld van 'watergrootmeester' Johan van Veen bij eerste Deltawerk |trans-title=Statue of 'water grand master' Johan van Veen unveiled at the first Delta Works project |url=https://www.h2owaternetwerk.nl/h2o-actueel/standbeeld-van-watergrootmeester-johan-van-veen-bij-eerste-deltawerk |access-date=9 December 2024 |website=H2O/Waternetwerk |language=nl-nl}}</ref> The central square in van Veen's birthplace of Uithuizermeeden is named for him, and a bust of him was erected there in 1979.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Onthulling informatiepaneel Johan van Veen |trans-title=Unveiling of information panel on Johan van Veen |url=https://www.uithuizermeeden.nl/nieuws/onthulling-informatiepaneel-johan-van-veen/?acceptCookies=675767cbad4dd |access-date=2024-12-09 |website=Uithuizermeeden |language=nl-NL}}</ref> The character ''Joost van Ven'' in the debut novel ''1953'' by [[Rik Launspach]] was inspired by van Veen, with the novel subsequently being adapted into the 2009 film [[The Storm (2009 film)|The Storm]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hoeij |first=Boyd van |date=2009-10-28 |title=The Storm |url=https://variety.com/2009/film/reviews/the-storm-4-1200476627/ |access-date=2024-12-09 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=De storm |url=https://search.worldcat.org/title/505393314 |access-date=2024-12-09 |website=search.worldcat.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=1953 |url=https://search.worldcat.org/title/505393314 |access-date=2024-12-09 |website=search.worldcat.org}}</ref>
+Van Veen was recognised with a number of awards, both during his lifetime and posthumously, including:
+* 1936: Awarded the Golden Medal (''Gouden erepenning'') of the Bataafs Genootschap for his dissertation ''Onderzoekingen in de Hoofden'' (''Investigations in the Straits of Dover'').
+* 1950: Appointed Officer in the [[Order of Orange-Nassau]].
+* 1954: Appointed Knight First Class in the Norwegian [[Order of St. Olav]].
+* 1956: Granted honorary membership of the Utrecht student corps.
+* 1958: Appointed Knight in the [[Order of the Netherlands Lion]].
+* 2017: Included in the Alumni Walk of Fame of the [[Delft University of Technology|TU Delft]] as the founder of the Delta Works.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.tudelft.nl/over-tu-delft/alumni/inspiring-alumni/historische-alumni/johan-van-veen |title=Johan van Veen |work=Historische Alumni Lustrumuitgave 2017 |publisher=TU Delft, Alumni Walk of Fame |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200128071610/https://www.tudelft.nl/over-tu-delft/alumni/inspiring-alumni/historische-alumni-lustrumuitgave-2017/johan-van-veen/ |archive-date=28 January 2020 |access-date=7 December 2024 |language=nl}}</ref>
+==Bibliography==
+=== A selection of important publications by van Veen (in Dutch) ===
+Many of van Veen's publications can be viewed at the [https://www.nationaalarchief.nl/onderzoeken/archief/2.16.102/invnr/11 Van Veen-Stroband Archive] Netherlands National Archives. A list of all his publications (mainly in Dutch) is available at the Tresor of [http://www.kennisbank-waterbouw.nl/tresor/auteur.php?naam=vVeen Dutch Hydraulic Engineering].
+{| class="wikitable sortable"
+|+ Some key publications by Johan van Veen
+! Date of Publication !! Original Language Title !! English Translation !! Brief Description !! Citation
+|-
+| 1929 || Nota betreffende de noodzakelijkheid van een systematisch onderzoek van de Westerschelde || Note on the Necessity of Systematic Research on the Western Scheldt || Emphasizes the importance of systematic research for understanding and managing the [[Western Scheldt]]. || {{Cite book |title=Nota betreffende de noodzakelijkheid van een systematisch onderzoek van de Westerschelde |url=http://kennisbank-waterbouw.nl/tresor/S/BER001.pdf |date=1929 |language=nl |trans-title=Note on the Necessity of Systematic Research on the Western Scheldt}}
+|-
+| 1930 || De Fivel en hare verzanding || The Fivel and Its Silting || Investigates the silting of the Fivel River, based on notes by P.M. Bos. || {{Cite book |title=De Fivel en hare verzanding |url=https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=MMUBA13:001673001:00840 |publisher=Tijdschrift KNAG, Deel 47, Afl. 4/5 |date=1930 |language=nl |trans-title=The Fivel and Its Silting}}
+|-
+| 1931 || Verslag van waarnemingen in het Hellegat || Report of Observations in the Hellegat || Details studies and observations in the Hellegat, including storm surge effects. || {{Cite book |title=Verslag van waarnemingen in het Hellegat, inclusief studie naar effect stormvloeden |url=http://kennisbank-waterbouw.nl/tresor/S/BER003.pdf |date=1931 |language=nl |trans-title=Report of Observations in the Hellegat}}
+|-
+| 1933 || Onderzoek naar zandtransport in rivieren || Research on Sand Transport in Rivers || Explores sediment transport in rivers and its implications for hydraulic engineering. || {{Cite journal |title=Onderzoek naar zandtransport in rivieren |url=https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=dts:2968064:mpeg21:0001 |journal=De Ingenieur |date=1933-07-07 |volume=48 |issue=27 |language=nl |trans-title=Research on Sand Transport in Rivers}}
+|-
+| 1935 || Nota betreffende eene getijberekening voor den verbeterden Hollandsche IJssel || Note Regarding a Tidal Calculation for the Improved Hollandsche IJssel || Discusses tidal calculations for flood defense improvements. || {{Cite book |title=Nota betreffende eene getijberekening voor den verbeterden Hollandsche IJssel |url=https://open.rijkswaterstaat.nl/open-overheid/onderzoeksrapporten/@154575/nota-betreffende-eene-getijberekening |publisher=RWS Benedenrivieren |date=1935 |language=nl |trans-title=Note Regarding a Tidal Calculation for the Improved Hollandsche IJssel}}
+|-
+| 1936 || Onderzoekingen in de Hoofden in verband met de gesteldheid der Nederlandsche kust || Investigations in the Hoofden Related to the Condition of the Dutch Coast || Examines the morphology of the Dutch coast; based on van Veen’s dissertation. || {{Cite book |title=Onderzoekingen in de Hoofden in verband met de gesteldheid der Nederlandsche kust |url=http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:ff2232a5-948b-44e3-8f0b-ecfb653c77e1 |publisher=RWS Benedenrivieren |date=1936 |language=nl |trans-title=Investigations in the Hoofden Related to the Condition of the Dutch Coast}}
+|-
+| 1936 || Beoordeling van nota Wemelsfelder || Assessment of Wemelsfelder's Note || Evaluates [[Pieter Jacobus Wemelsfelder]]'s research on horizontal water movements. || {{Cite book |title=Beoordeling van nota Wemelsfelder |url=http://kennisbank-waterbouw.nl/tresor/S/BER027.pdf |publisher=RWS Benedenrivieren |date=1936 |language=nl |trans-title=Assessment of Wemelsfelder's Note}}
+|-
+| 1937 || Waarnemingen omtrent de snelheidsverdeling in een verticaal || Observations on the Speed Distribution in a Vertical || Examines the distribution of water current speeds in vertical sections. || {{Cite book |title=Waarnemingen omtrent de snelheidsverdeling in een verticaal |url=http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:c9ab1aa3-e727-4187-aad8-096dedfaa1d0 |publisher=RWS Benedenrivieren |date=1937 |language=nl |trans-title=Observations on the Speed Distribution in a Vertical}}
+|-
+| 1937 || Nota betreffende de afdamming der Brielsche Maas || Note Regarding the Damming of the Brielsche Maas || Discusses plans for damming the Brielsche Maas to improve flood defences. || {{Cite book |title=Nota betreffende de afdamming der Brielsche Maas |url=https://open.rijkswaterstaat.nl/open-overheid/onderzoeksrapporten/@124115/nota-betreffende-afdamming-brielsche |publisher=RWS Benedenrivieren |date=1937 |language=nl |trans-title=Note Regarding the Damming of the Brielsche Maas}}
+|-
+| 1938 || Te verwachten stormvloedstanden op de benedenrivieren || Expected Storm Surge Levels on the Lower Rivers || Analyzes factors influencing storm surges, emphasizing the dangers to the Dutch delta region. || {{Cite book |title=Te verwachten stormvloedstanden op de benedenrivieren : eerste voorlopige becijfering |url=https://open.rijkswaterstaat.nl/open-overheid/onderzoeksrapporten/@119625/verwachten-stormvloedstanden/ |publisher=RWS Benedenrivieren |date=1938 |language=nl |trans-title=Expected Storm Surge Levels on the Lower Rivers}}
+|-
+| 1939 || Nota betreffende de verdeling van het Rijnwater in droge tijden || Note on the Distribution of Rhine Water During Droughts || Studies water distribution during periods of low river discharge. || {{Cite book |title=Nota betreffende de verdeling van het Rijnwater in droge tijden |url=http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:2b44e181-98ef-4efe-8dc8-1cb47566091e |publisher=RWS Benedenrivieren |date=1939 |language=nl |trans-title=Note on the Distribution of Rhine Water During Droughts}}
+|-
+| 1939 || Korte opmerkingen over de kritiek van Prof. Thijsse op het voorlopig rapport van de Stormvloed-commissie || Brief Remarks on Professor Thijsse's Criticism of the Preliminary Report of the Storm Surge Committee || Responds to [[Jo Thijsse]]'s critique of flood defence proposals. || {{Cite book |title=Korte opmerkingen over de kritiek van Prof. Thijsse op het voorlopig rapport van de Stormvloed-commissie |url=http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:07d4ab1c-c272-4eba-a80d-03fab74556ed |publisher=RWS Benedenrivieren |date=1939 |language=nl |trans-title=Brief Remarks on Professor Thijsse's Criticism}}
+|-
+| 1940 || Voorlopig rapport van de Commissie inzake stormvloeden op de benedenrivieren || Preliminary Report by the Commission on Storm Surges in the Lower Rivers || Addresses deficiencies in dikes and proposes innovative flood defense strategies. || {{Cite book |title=Voorlopig rapport van de Commissie inzake stormvloeden op de benedenrivieren |url=http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:df28728d-3e95-40e2-b7d1-1a1cc15fa27f |publisher=RWS Benedenrivieren |date=1940 |language=nl |trans-title=Preliminary Report by the Commission on Storm Surges in the Lower Rivers}}
+|-
+| 1942 || Voorlopige Nota betreffende Verlandingsmogelijkheden in de Zuidwestelijke en Noordelijke Wateren van Nederland || Preliminary Note on Land Reclamation Possibilities in the Southwestern and Northern Waters of the Netherlands || Proposes natural reclamation methods for coastal areas. || {{Cite book |title=Voorlopige Nota betreffende Verlandingsmogelijkheden in de Zuidwestelijke en Noordelijke Wateren van Nederland |url=http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:aee77e25-ae35-4620-9227-bbb21edf8dec |publisher=RWS Benedenrivieren |date=1942 |language=nl |trans-title=Preliminary Note on Land Reclamation Possibilities}}
+|-
+| 1944 || Schelderegiem en Schelderegie || The Regime and Management of the Scheldt || Examines the hydraulic and economic aspects of the [[Scheldt|Scheldt River]]. || {{Cite book |title=Schelderegiem en Schelderegie |url=https://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/265060.pdf |publisher=RWS Benedenrivieren |date=1944 |language=nl |trans-title=The Regime and Management of the Scheldt}}
+|-
+|}
+=== English-language publications by van Veen ===
 * [http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:be27faa7-c09c-4e98-a1b5-1ddcaaea23e1 Sand waves in the North Sea] Hydrographic review, Vol. XII, No. 1 (May 1935)
 * [http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:efde6799-a49d-42e3-ac94-9d7cd4e774d1 Measurements in the Straits of Dover, and their relation to the Netherlands coasts] (1935) PhD thesis Utrecht University
-* [http://publicaties.minienm.nl/documenten/water-movements-in-the-straits-of-dover Water movements in the Straits of Dover] J. of Marine Research Vol. 13, no. 1 (1938) ; p.&nbsp;7-36
+* [http://publicaties.minienm.nl/documenten/water-movements-in-the-straits-of-dover Water movements in the Straits of Dover] J. of Marine Research Vol. 13, no. 1 (1938); p.&nbsp;7-36
 * [http://www.kennisbank-waterbouw.nl/tresor/S/BER037.pdf The analogy between tides and electrical currents] Rijkswaterstaat BER037,
 * [http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:e66ed3f0-a349-44a7-b548-ccb6785aba70 Analogy between Tides and A.C. Electricity] The Engineer, dec 1947 (pp 498, 520. 544)
 * [http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:1c3cad04-d078-481e-a454-9d995440494a Research of Tidal Rivers in the Netherlands: a successful combination of theory and practice] Dock & Harbour Authority, Vol. 27, Nos. 313 and 314, November and December 1946
+* Estimates of tidal currents in The Panama Canal Zone (1947).<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Van Veen |first=J. |date=1948 |title=Estimates of Tidal Currents in the Panama Canal Zone |url=https://search.worldcat.org/title/1453089181?oclcNum=1453089181 |journal=US Army Engineer Corps., Dept. of Operations and Maintenance, Special Engineering Division |access-date=9 December 2024}}</ref>
-* Estimates of tidal currents in The Panama Canal Zone (1947, unclear origin)
 * [https://doi.org/10.1029/TR028i006p00861 The calculation of tides in new channels] Transactions American Geophysical Union, 1947, Volume 28, Issue 6
 * [http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:a7fe541b-692d-497a-8ea3-ca4e9a6ef482 Dredge, Drain Reclaim] (5th edition, 1960) Martinus Nijhof
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 * [http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:642568fa-eb5b-4051-a1a8-e07383d51166 Tidal Gullies in youngest peat layer of Groningen] Proc. Int. Congress Sedimentology, Netherlands (1951) pp.&nbsp;257–266
 * [http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:a21d6ecd-6c2b-4871-85d7-15836a4a0430 Coasts, estuaries and tidal hydraulics] Chapter from the "Civil Engineering Reference Book", edited by E.H. Probst and J. Comrie 1951 (pp1071–1106)
-* [http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:b674bac2-8b7f-4176-94dd-74d9fca5185f English and Dutch methods of shore protection (correspondence on a article with R.R. Minikin)] The Dock and Harour Authority, May–June 1952
+* [http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:b674bac2-8b7f-4176-94dd-74d9fca5185f English and Dutch methods of shore protection (correspondence on an article with R.R. Minikin)] The Dock and Harour Authority, May–June 1952
 * [http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:9bfbcc5f-97a4-49c3-a78c-736c202b98d6 discussion on: "Application to an hydraulic problem" (by Glover, Herbert & Daum)] transactions ASCE,1953 vol 118, pp1010–1028
 * [http://publicaties.minienm.nl/documenten/land-below-sea-level-holland-in-its-age-long-fight-against-the-w Land below sea level : Holland in its age-long fight against the waters] 1953 Boucher, The Hague
 * [http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:0507fb2b-b6ec-439c-9d63-fc271a0282e2 Tide-gauges, subsidence-gauges and floodstones in the Netherlands] Geologie en Mijnbouw, 1954 (16) pp 214–219 (Symposium quaternary changes in level, especially in the Netherlands)
-* [http://hydrologie.org/redbooks/a038/038014.pdf Development of marine plains, penetration of sea water in Dutch tidal rivers and inland waters] 1957 Pub. 38 IAHR conf Rome (111)
+* [http://hydrologie.org/redbooks/a038/038014.pdf Development of marine plains, penetration of sea water in Dutch tidal rivers and inland waters] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181019040904/http://hydrologie.org/redbooks/a038/038014.pdf |date=2018-10-19 }} 1957 Pub. 38 IAHR conf Rome (111)
 * Necessity of subsidence-gauges Publ. Dutch Geodetic Society for the UGGI congress 1957
 * [http://publicaties.minienm.nl/documenten/the-rotterdam-waterway-considered-as-a-rivermouth The Rotterdam waterway considered as a rivermouth] "De Ingienieur, 1958, nr 28
+=== Publications about van Veen ===
-For a full list of all his publications (mainly in Dutch) is referred to the Tresor of [http://www.kennisbank-waterbouw.nl/tresor/auteur.php?naam=vVeen Dutch Hydraulic Engingeering].
+* {{cite book |last=Van der Ham |first=Willem |title=Johan van Veen, meester van de zee: Grondlegger van het Deltaplan |trans-title=Johan van Veen, Master of the Sea: Founder of the Delta Plan |publisher=Boom |year=2020 |isbn=9789024433919 |lang=nl}}
+* {{cite book |last=Rooijendijk |first=Cordula |date=2009 |title=Waterwolven: Een geschiedenis van stormvloeden, dijkenbouwers en droogmakers |trans-title=Waterwolves: A History of Storm Surges, Dike Builders, and Reclaimers |language=Dutch |publisher=Uitgeverij Atlas |isbn=9789046703380}}
+* {{cite book |last=Bregman |first=Rutger |title=Het water komt |trans-title=The Water is Coming |publisher=De Correspondent |year=2020 |isbn=9789083017761 |lang=nl}}
+* {{Cite web |title=Boekbespreking van 'Meester van de Zee', Johan van Veen, waterstaatsingenieur 1893–1959 |trans-title=Book Review of 'Master of the Sea', Johan van Veen, Hydraulic Engineer 1893–1959 |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080301104624/http://www.delftintegraal.tudelft.nl/info/index736a.html?hoofdstuk=Artikel&ArtID=5108 |website=Delft Integraal |lang=nl |access-date=7 December 2024}}
+* {{Cite web |title=Boekbespreking van 'Meester van de Zee' bij het Historisch Huis |trans-title=Book Review of 'Master of the Sea' at Historisch Huis |url=http://historischhuis.nl/recensiebank/review/show/262 |lang=nl |access-date=7 December 2024}}
+* {{Cite journal |title=Biografie van Johan van Veen in Tijdschrift voor Waterstaatgeschiedenis |trans-title=Biography of Johan van Veen in the Journal of Water Management History |url=https://www.jvdn.nl/Downloads/WG/2001/TWG2001_016-020.pdf |journal=Tijdschrift voor Waterstaatgeschiedenis |lang=nl |access-date=7 December 2024}}
+* {{Cite web |title=Biografie van Johan van Veen bij de KNAW |trans-title=Biography of Johan van Veen at the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences |url=https://resources.huygens.knaw.nl/bwn1880-2000/lemmata/bwn5/veen |lang=nl |access-date=7 December 2024}}
-==Notes==
+==References==
 {{Reflist}}
-==References==
-* {{cite book |last=Rooijendijk |first=Cordula |date=2009 |title=Waterwolven: een geschiedenis van stormvloeden, dijkenbouwers en droogmakers |trans-title=waterwolves, a history of storm surges, dike builders and reclaimers |language=Dutch |publisher=Uitgeverij Atlas |isbn=9789046703380}}
-* {{cite book |last=Van der Ham |first=Willem |date=2003 |title=Meester van de zee. Johan van Veen (1893-1959), waterstaatsingenieur |trans-title=Master of the Sea. Johan van Veen (1893-1959), Engineer at Rijkswaterstaat |language=Dutch |publisher=Uitgeverij Balans |isbn=9050185959}}
-* {{cite thesis |last=Van Veen |first=Johan |date=1936 |url=http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:ff2232a5-948b-44e3-8f0b-ecfb653c77e1 |title=Onderzoekingen in de hoofden |trans-title=Research in the Strait of Dover |language=Dutch|publisher=Utrecht University}}
-* {{cite journal |last=Van Veen |first=Johan |date=7 May 1937 |title=Getijstroomberekeningen met behulp van wetten analoog aan die van Ohm en Kirchhoff |trans-title=Calculation of tidal current using laws analog to those of Ohm and Kirchhoff |url=https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=dts:2980065:mpeg21:0001 |language=Dutch |journal=De Ingenieur |volume=52 |issue=19 |pages=B73–B81}}
-* {{cite journal |last=Van Veen |first=Johan |date=7 March 1941 |title=Twee middelen om het zoutbezwaar bij zeesluizen op te heffen| trans-title=Two methods to solve the salt-intrusion problems at navigation locks |url=http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:c8fc9fbf-7649-4736-b2c1-ea5c58cd70e2 |language=Dutch |journal=De Ingenieur |volume=56 |issue=10 |pages=B33–B34}}
 ==External links==
-[https://www.kennisbank-waterbouw.nl/tresor/auteur.php?naam=vVeen/ Stichting Blauwe Lijn: Johan van Veen] Extensive repository of publications by van Veen
+* [https://www.kennisbank-waterbouw.nl/tresor/auteur.php?naam=vVeen/ Stichting Blauwe Lijn: Johan van Veen] Extensive repository of publications by van Veen
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