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Willem De Vreese

Belgian philologist, librarian and academic teacher (1869-1938)
Person Human Q29019503

Facts

22 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[21]
Date of birth
January 18, 1869, 1869[10]
Date of death
January 10, 1938, 1938[11]
Place of birth
Ghent
Place of death
Voorschoten
Country of citizenship
Belgium[13]
Occupation
philologist, university teacher, librarian, editing staff, professor
Employer
Ghent University, Rotterdam Public Library[15][16]
Position held
full professor[14]
Educated at
Koninklijk Atheneum Voskenslaan, Ghent University[17][18]
Spouse
Julia Ludovica Maria Hye[12]
Doctoral student
Paul De Keyser[22]
Work location
Leiden, Ghent, Rotterdam, Göttingen[31][32][33][34]
Academic degree
doctorate[24]
Archives at
Letterenhuis[23]
Family name
De Vreese[28]
Given name
Willem, Lodewijk[29][30]
Maintained by WikiProject
Paper Women, Letters from the members of the KANTL[38][39]
Member of
Koninklijke Academie voor Nederlandse Taal- en Letterkunde, Raad van Vlaanderen[19][20]
Residence
Ghent, Leiden, Rotterdam[25][26][27]
Significant person
Guido Gezelle, Karel De Flou, Franz Jostes[35][36][37]
🏷️ Also known as
en Willem De Vreese en Willem Lodewijk De Vreese
🔖 Identifiers · 32
ISNI
0000000120211030
VIAF cluster ID
12599163
Library of Congress Authorities ID
no2005056975
GND ID
117451991
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
WillemDeVreese.jpg ↗
ADVN ID
per-004345
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
15095222s
Biografisch Portaal van Nederland ID
73339372
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp02031967
DDB person (GND) ID
117451991
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
117451991
FAST ID
1615543
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Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/11gfn57m62
IdRef ID
145183823
IxTheo authority ID
133823571
J9U entity ID
987007294355605171
KANTL member ID
de-vreese-willem
KBR person ID
14213953
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
117451991
NUKAT ID
n2010155526
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810572913205606
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX1763433
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
068759142
Niedersächsische Personen ID
1043247653
Open Library ID
OL5819299A, OL2375891A
Persée author ID
416355
SHARE Catalogue author ID
695244
UGentMemorialis professor ID
000000095
Unione Romana Biblioteche Scientifiche ID
260477
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/18103
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJy4fVWvKMRwGVgyTqT4MP
Yale LUX ID
person/87c94687-f9c4-48cf-ad9b-19f478c85c7b

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Summary

Willem De Vreese was born on January 18, 1869[1], in Ghent[2]. He died on January 10, 1938[3], in Voorschoten[4]. He worked as a philologist[5], university teacher[6], librarian[7], editing staff[8], and professor[9].

FAQs

Where was Willem De Vreese born?

Willem De Vreese was born in Ghent[2].

Where did Willem De Vreese die?

Willem De Vreese died in Voorschoten[4].

Who was Willem De Vreese married to?

Willem De Vreese's spouses include Julia Ludovica Maria Hye[12].

What did Willem De Vreese do for work?

Willem De Vreese worked as a philologist[5], university teacher[6], librarian[7], editing staff[8], and professor[9].

Where did Willem De Vreese go to school?

Willem De Vreese was educated at Koninklijk Atheneum Voskenslaan[17] and Ghent University[18].

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  3. [21] ↑ . Biografisch Portaal. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . Guido Gezelle Archief van de Openbare Bibliotheek Brugge. wikidata.org.
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  10. [6] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  13. [9] ↑ . Niedersächsische Personen. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] ↑ . archiefbank.be. archiefbank.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  24. [1] ↑ . Biografisch Portaal. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [10] ↑ . Open Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [3] ↑ . Biografisch Portaal. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [11] ↑ . Open Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  34. [34] ↑ . Niedersächsische Personen. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . Guido Gezelle Archief van de Openbare Bibliotheek Brugge. wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 15d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Work location → Leiden, Ghent, Rotterdam +1
    Occupation → philologist, university teacher, librarian +1
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