Quirinus Harder
Quirinus Johan Harder (13 October 1801, in Rotterdam – 21 October 1880, in Vlissingen) was a Dutch architect best known for having designed a large number of lighthouses. He worked as a structural engineer for the Loodswezen, the Dutch organization overseeing all maritime pilots. Harder's lighthouses were made of cast iron, a new material at the time, which allowed for segmented fabrication and construction.
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Quirinus Harder
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- Born
- 1801 · Rotterdam.
- Died
- 1880 · Vlissingen.
- Nationality
- Kingdom of the Netherlands
- Occupation
- architect · civil engineer
- Honours
- Knight of the Order of the Oak Crown
- Languages
- Dutch
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Quirinus Johan Harder (13 October 1801, in Rotterdam – 21 October 1880, in Vlissingen) was a Dutch architect best known for having designed a large number of lighthouses. He worked as a structural engineer for the Loodswezen, the Dutch organization overseeing all maritime pilots. Harder's lighthouses were made of cast iron, a new material at the time, which allowed for segmented fabrication and construction.
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List of Harder's lighthouses
List of Harder's lighthouses
• Eierland Lighthouse (Texel, 1864) • Nieuwe Sluis (1867) • Scheveningen Lighthouse (1875) • Short lighthouse of Westkapelle (1875) • Lange Jaap (Den Helder, 1877-1878) • Lage vuurtoren van IJmuiden (1878) • Hoge vuurtoren van IJmuiden (1878) • Bornrif (Ameland, 1880-1881) • Den Oever Lighthouse (1884) • Stavoren Lighthouse (1884) • Vuurduin (Vlieland, 1909)
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Quirinus Harder is recorded as having received Knight of the Order of the Oak Crown.
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1801
Quirinus Harder was born in 1801 at Rotterdam.
1880
Quirinus Harder died in 1880 at Vlissingen.
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- 1.Stadsarchief Rotterdam: Doopregisters etc.: geboren 13 oktober 1801, gedoopt 18 oktober
- 2.Gegevens Wiewaswie; geraadpleegd 2 november 2025)
- 3.Redactie. Benoemingen. Rotterdamsche Courant. 1854-01-07.
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