Lieven de Key

Flemish architect active in the Dutch Republic

Person human Q576729

Facts

14 properties

Instance of: human
Sex or gender: male^[7]
Date of birth: 1560
Date of death: July 17, 1627
Place of birth: Ghent
Place of death: Haarlem
Country of citizenship: Habsburg Netherlands^[6]
Occupation: architect
Work location: London, Haarlem^[10]^[11]
Languages spoken, written or signed: Dutch^[13]
Copyright status as a creator: copyrights on works have expired^[14]
Described by source: Svensk uppslagsbok^[12]
Family name: Kay^[8]
Given name: Lieven^[9]

🏷️ Also known as

en Lieven de Key ar ليفين ده كاي ja リーフェン・デ・ケイ ru Ливен де Кей ru Кей, Ливен де uk Лівен де Кей zh-hans 利芬·德凯 zh-hant 利芬·德凱

🔖 Identifiers · 35

ISNI: 0000000123200820
VIAF cluster ID: 25466582
Library of Congress authority ID: n96003662
GND ID: 121733777
Image (Wikimedia Commons): Kunst Grote Houtbrug links.JPG ↗
ArchINFORM person/group ID: 6169
Architectuurgids architect ID: 338
Athenaeum person ID: 10906
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID: 13511936c
Biografisch Portaal van Nederland ID: 69838914
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID: key-lieven-de
CERL Thesaurus ID: cnp00566253

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Cultureel Woordenboek ID: bouwkunde/lieven-de-key
DDB person (GND) ID: 121733777
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID: 121733777
ECARTICO person ID: 24672
Encyclopaedia Beliana ID: de-key-lieven
FAST ID: 1828538
Freebase ID: /m/03w8yx
Grove Art Online ID: T046377
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID: 121733777
Lex ID: Lieven_de_Key
NE.se ID: lieven-de-key
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID: 108058093
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID: 3921891
Oxford Reference overview ID: 20110810105215282
Prabook ID: 2160968
Proleksis enciklopedija ID: 30807
RKDartists ID: 257078
Rijksmuseum Research Library authority ID: 175612
SNAC ARK ID: w6j41tn0
Structurae person ID: 1005733
Treccani ID: key_res-1e05a886-86d7-11dc-9a1b-0016357eee51
WikiTree person ID: De_Key-25
WorldCat Entities ID: E39PBJdcwrXJtWtKP8G7jYkCcP

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🔗 Connections

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Vleeshal, Haarlem City Hall, Leiden City Hall, Waag

Work location 2

London, Haarlem

Country of citizenship 1

Habsburg Netherlands

Described by source 1

Svensk uppslagsbok

Instance of 1

human

Languages spoken, written or signed 1

Dutch

Occupation 1

architect

Place of birth 1

Ghent

Place of death 1

Haarlem

Sex or gender 1

male

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Summary

Lieven de Key was born on 1560^[1] in Ghent^[2]. He died on July 17, 1627^[3], in Haarlem^[4]. He worked as an architect^[5].

FAQs

Where was Lieven de Key born?

Lieven de Key was born in Ghent^[2].

Where did Lieven de Key die?

Lieven de Key died in Haarlem^[4].

What did Lieven de Key do for work?

Lieven de Key worked as an architect^[5].

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ Lieven de Key — place of birth (P19): Ghent. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Lieven de Key — place of death (P20): Haarlem. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Lieven de Key — sex or gender (P21): male. RKDartists. Retrieved 2017-08-27. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Lieven de Key — country of citizenship (P27): Habsburg Netherlands. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Lieven de Key — occupation (P106): architect. archINFORM. Retrieved 2026-05-05. wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ Lieven de Key — date of birth (P569): 1560. Biografisch Portaal. Retrieved 2017-10-09. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Lieven de Key — date of death (P570): July 17, 1627. RKDartists. Retrieved 2017-08-23. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Lieven de Key — family name (P734): Kay. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Lieven de Key — given name (P735): Lieven. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Lieven de Key — work location (P937): London. RKDartists. Retrieved 2018-03-02. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Lieven de Key — work location (P937): Haarlem. RKDartists. Retrieved 2018-03-02. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Lieven de Key — described by source (P1343): Svensk uppslagsbok. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Lieven de Key — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): Dutch. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Lieven de Key — copyright status as a creator (P7763): copyrights on works have expired. wikidata.org.

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15w ago · Pescan · 2026-07-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Encyclopaedia Beliana ID → de-key-lieven

"/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Encyclopaedia Beliana ID: de-key-lieven"
26w ago · Arch2bot bot · 2026-05-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Described by source → Svensk uppslagsbok

Citizenship → —

Sex or gender → male

Given name → Lieven

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