Dutch hydraulic engineer
Willem Johan van der Oord (27 September 1919 – 5 September 1985) was a Dutch hydraulic engineer. He was involved in setting up the Mekong Committee and served as its Executive agent from December 1969 until June 1980.[1][2] He also worked for the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific.[3]
Van der Oord was born in Haarlemmermeer in September 1919.[4] He was elected a correspondent of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1969.[5] He died in September 1985 at the age of 65.[6]
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