Adriaan Goekoop was not trained as an engineer, but eventually he rose to "Inspecteur van de Waterstaat", with "Rijkswaterstaat", the large government organisation responsible for building and maintaining the main roads, waterways, and dikes in the Netherlands. In his period "Waterstaat" also built many churches. He started as an "assistent-opzichter" on Goeree-Overflakkee, and rose quickly through the ranks under Jan Blanken, the Inspector-General. In 1847 he had become not only "Inspecteur" of his own district, but also acting head of the other three districts. However, it was felt that he could not succeed as Inspector-General, because he did not have an academic degree. Still he became head of "het Corps van Ingenieurs van de Waterstaat", which he remained until he was over 80 years of age, and was "corresponderend lid" of the "Koninklijke Academie van Wetenschappen". He was appointed "Staatsraad in buitengewone dienst" and "Ridder in de Orde van de Nederlandse Leeuw" for his services
Il est marié avec Elisabeth Hermine Verschoor.
Ils se sont mariés le 3 septembre 1812 à Spijk, Gelderland, Nederland, il avait 29 ans.
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