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Louis van Dijk

Dutch pianist, music arranger (1941-2020)
Person Human Q1872103

Facts

24 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[11]
Date of birth
November 27, 1941
Date of death
April 12, 2020
Place of birth
Amsterdam
Place of death
Rosa Spier Huis
Country of citizenship
Kingdom of the Netherlands[8]
Occupation
pianist, jazz musician
Award received
Golden Harp[10]
Child
Selma van Dijk[7]
Sibling
Rob van Dijk[24]
Genre
jazz[12]
Official website
www.louisvandijk.nl[17]
Cause of death
cancer[13]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Dutch[20]
Birth name
Arnold Ludwig van Dijk[21]
Copyright representative
BUMA[25]
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights[26]
Family name
van Dijk[14]
Given name
Arnold, Ludwig[15][16]
Instrument
piano[19]
Manner of death
natural causes[18]
Name in native language
Louis van Dijk, Arnold Louis van Dijk[22][23]
Native language
Dutch[9]
🏷️ Also known as
en Louis van Dijk en Louis van Dyke en Arnold Louis van Dijk en Arnold Ludwig van Dijk ar لويس فان دايك cs Louis Van Dijk ja ルイス・ヴァン・ダイク nl Arnold Louis van Dijk nl Arnold Ludwig (Louis) van Dijk nl Arnold Ludwig van Dijk nl Louis van Dyke
🔖 Identifiers · 31
ISNI
0000000003332204
VIAF cluster ID
37107444
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n83073221
GND ID
13435933X
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
LouisVanDijk.jpg ↗
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
139487929
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
13435933X
Discogs artist ID
514936
Europeana entity
agent/base/159576
Freebase ID
/m/01ry59h
GTAA ID
93501
Geni profile ID
6000000129892598822
Show all 31 identifiers +19
Grove Music Online ID
J463600
HAND ID
6608-9FA9-F845-FFC0-19A9
IMDb ID
nm1045196
IPI name number
00008244998
J9U entity ID
987007446304705171
JRC Names ID
231086
KBR person ID
20913769
MusicBrainz artist ID
d9127852-3c72-432d-9757-c1428ffb36be
Muziekencyclopedie ID
Louis van Dijk
Muziekweb performer ID
M00000244396
NL CR AUT ID
mzk2009544726
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810660068905606
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
07075909X
Obálky knih ID
mzk2009544726
Prabook ID
2167979
SecondHandSongs artist ID
43976
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJpJhBgJp4WpFpR6gF69Xd
Yale LUX ID
person/7ead90d0-a98d-4dc0-8d4c-421783113df9
ČSFD person ID
435755

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🔗 Connections
Given name 2
Arnold, Ludwig
Occupation 2
pianist, jazz musician
Cause of death 1
cancer
Country of citizenship 1
Kingdom of the Netherlands
Genre 1
jazz
Instance of 1
human
Instrument 1
piano
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Dutch
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Native language 1
Dutch
Place of birth 1
Amsterdam
Place of death 1
Rosa Spier Huis
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Louis van Dijk was born on November 27, 1941[1], in Amsterdam[2]. He died on April 12, 2020[3], in Rosa Spier Huis[4]. He worked as a pianist[5] and jazz musician[6].

FAQs

Where was Louis van Dijk born?

Louis van Dijk's place of birth was Amsterdam[2].

Where did Louis van Dijk die?

Louis van Dijk died in Rosa Spier Huis[4].

What did Louis van Dijk do for work?

Louis van Dijk worked as a pianist[5] and jazz musician[6].

What awards did Louis van Dijk receive?

Honors received include Golden Harp[10].

Related Entities

Kingdom of the Netherlands

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [1] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  13. [3] ↑ . parool.nl. parool.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #65760: add GND as source to unsourced or imported places and occupations"
  2. 12w ago · Trivialist · 2026-08-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    HAND ID → 6608-9FA9-F845-FFC0-19A9
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  3. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instrument → piano
    Place of birth → Amsterdam
    Copyright status as a creator → works protected by copyrights
    Child → Selma van Dijk
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