Johannes Aleidis Ringers | |
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 Johannes Aleidis Ringers in 1946 | |
| Born | 2 January 1885 Alkmaar, the Netherlands |
| Died | 6 May 1965 (aged 80) |
| Alma mater | Delft University of Technology |
| Known for | Zuiderzee Works |
| Awards | Commander of the British Empire (CBE) Honorary Fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Civil engineering Hydraulic engineering |
| Institutions | Rijkswaterstaat Waterloopkundig Laboratorium Maatschappij tot Uitvoering van Zuiderzeewerken Nederlandsch-Indische Spoorweg Maatschappij |
Johannes Aleidis (Johan) Ringers CBE (Alkmaar, 2 January 1885 – The Hague, 6 May 1965) was a Dutch hydraulic engineer and politician. He served as the director-general of Rijkswaterstaat and later as the director of Dutch East Indies Railways. During World War II, Ringers was appointed as the government commissioner for reconstruction, but was later interned by German forces.
After World War II, he became the Minister of Public Works and Reconstruction in the Schermerhorn and Beel I cabinets. Finding himself in disagreement with the Dutch East Indies policy of the Netherlands government, he resigned in 1946. He was the brother of Hendrik Ringers who founded the Ringers chocolate company, and served on the supervisory board of that company.[1]
- ^ Pollmann, T. (2006). Van Waterstaat tot wederopbouw het leven van dr. ir. J.A. Ringers (1885 - 1965) [From Water Management to Reconstruction: The Life of Dr. Ir. J.A. Ringers (1885 - 1965)] (in Dutch). Amsterdam: Boom. ISBN 9789085062554. OCLC 1046445671. Retrieved 23 July 2024.