# Cornelis van der Lely: person

Canonical ID: `072ba2dc-8223-498f-8bb4-4a57b3a6ed10`

Co-founder (with his brother Arij) of Lely in 1948 in Maassluis, Netherlands; an inventor whose agricultural-machinery innovations grew into the maker of the Astronaut milking robot. Deceased.

- **Nationality:** Dutch
- **Verification posture:** verified

## Foundings (1)

- [Lely](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/lely.md) founded 1948-01-01 (cofounder) _no longer at company_

## Former / Previously (1)

- [Lely](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/lely.md) Co-Founder (1948-01-01 to ?) (secondary-verified)

## Sources (1)

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lely_(company)


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