Jacques Loeillet (1685 – 1748) was a Baroque-era composer and oboist. He was born in Ghent, Belgium, which was then part of Spanish Netherlands. He was the younger brother of Jean-Baptiste Loeillet (of London). He composed works for oboe, violin and for string ensembles.
He served as an oboist for the Elector in Bavaria as an oboist, and later in Versailles for Louis XV. He returned to Ghent in 1746, and died there two years later.
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