Wannes Van de Velde

Belgian artist, musician, poet, singer (1937–2008)
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Wannes Van de Velde

Summary

Wannes Van de Velde is a human[1]. Born in Antwerp[2], he… he was born on April 29, 1937[3]. He died in Stuivenberg hospital[4]. He died on November 10, 2008[5]. He worked as a poet[6], singer-songwriter[7], guitarist[8], musician[9], and composer[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Wannes Van de Velde was born in Antwerp[2].
  • Wannes Van de Velde passed away in Stuivenberg hospital[4].
  • Wannes Van de Velde was born on April 29, 1937[3].
  • Wannes Van de Velde died on November 10, 2008[5].
  • Wannes Van de Velde held citizenship in Belgium[12].
  • Dutch was Wannes Van de Velde's native language[13].
  • Wannes Van de Velde's professions included poet[6].
  • Wannes Van de Velde's professions included singer-songwriter[7].
  • Wannes Van de Velde worked as a guitarist[8].
  • Wannes Van de Velde worked as a musician[9].
  • Wannes Van de Velde's professions included composer[10].
  • Wannes Van de Velde's professions included translator[14].
  • Wannes Van de Velde's field of work was performing arts[15].
  • Wannes Van de Velde was educated at Royal Academy of Fine Arts[16].
  • Wannes Van de Velde received the Arkprijs van het Vrije Woord[17].
  • Wannes Van de Velde received the Burgerschapsprijs Stichting P&V[18].
  • Wannes Van de Velde is recorded as male[19].
  • Wannes Van de Velde's instance of is recorded as human[20].
  • Wannes Van de Velde's genre is kleinkunst[21].
  • Wannes Van de Velde's record label is recorded as Philips Records[22].
  • Wannes Van de Velde's Commons category is recorded as Wannes Van de Velde[23].
  • Wannes Van de Velde's archives at is recorded as Letterenhuis[24].
  • Wannes Van de Velde's family name is recorded as Van de Velde[25].
  • Wannes Van de Velde's given name is recorded as Cecile[26].
  • Wannes Van de Velde's given name is recorded as Johannes[27].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: BE[29]

  • Began / founded: 1937-04-29[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2008-11-10[31]

  • Genre(s): folk, kleinkunst[32]

  • Community tags: folk, kleinkunst[33]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 39afa87a-c04d-430a-ade1-25cd0895c16e[34]

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Origins and Family

Wannes Van de Velde was born in Antwerp[2]. He was born on April 29, 1937[3]. Dutch was his native language[13].

Education

Wannes Van de Velde was educated at Royal Academy of Fine Arts[16].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include poet[6], singer-songwriter[7], guitarist[8], musician[9], composer[10], and translator[14]. Wannes Van de Velde's field of work was performing arts[15].

Recognition

Awards received include Arkprijs van het Vrije Woord[17], an award[35], in Belgium[36], founded in 1951[37] and Burgerschapsprijs Stichting P&V[18], an award[38], in Belgium[39], founded in 2005[40].

Death and Burial

Wannes Van de Velde died on November 10, 2008[5]. He died in Stuivenberg hospital[4].

Why It Matters

Wannes Van de Velde ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[11] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

FAQs

Where was Wannes Van de Velde born?

Wannes Van de Velde's place of birth was Antwerp[2].

Where did Wannes Van de Velde die?

Wannes Van de Velde passed away in Stuivenberg hospital[4].

What did Wannes Van de Velde do for work?

Wannes Van de Velde worked as poet[6], singer-songwriter[7], guitarist[8], musician[9], and composer[10].

Where did Wannes Van de Velde go to school?

Wannes Van de Velde was educated at Royal Academy of Fine Arts[16].

What awards did Wannes Van de Velde receive?

Honors received include Arkprijs van het Vrije Woord[17] and Burgerschapsprijs Stichting P&V[18].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [19] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [20] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [16] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [13] . wikidata.org.
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  10. [7] . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] . wikidata.org.
  12. [9] . wikidata.org.
  13. [10] . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] . wikidata.org.
  15. [21] . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] . arkprijs.be. Retrieved . arkprijs.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [18] . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . archiefbank.be. archiefbank.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [3] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [5] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [33] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [34] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [41] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 17d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name Cecile, Johannes, Willy +1
    Field of work performing arts
    Family name Van de Velde
    Writing language Dutch
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