Karel Jonckheere
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Karel Jonckheere was a Flemish
Flanders
Flanders is the community of the Flemings but also one of the institutions in Belgium, and a geographical region located in parts of present-day Belgium, France and the Netherlands. "Flanders" can also refer to the northern part of Belgium that contains Brussels, Bruges, Ghent and Antwerp...

 writer. Karel Jonckheere was also a world traveler, he visited Cuba
Cuba
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, Mexico
Mexico
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, the United States
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, Congo
Belgian Congo
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, South Africa
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, India
India
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, Romania
Romania
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, the Balkans
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 and many West-European countries. His journeys were a source of inspiration for his poems and novels.

Education

He went to school at the Royal Athenaeum of Ostend, where he attended the scientific high school (humaniora). Afterwards high school he went to Ghent
Ghent
Ghent is a city and a municipality located in the Flemish region of Belgium. It is the capital and biggest city of the East Flanders province. The city started as a settlement at the confluence of the Rivers Scheldt and Lys and in the Middle Ages became one of the largest and richest cities of...

 and attended the Rijksmiddelbare Normaalschool to become a teacher for secondary education (Germanic languages).

Career

He started his professional career as a clerk in Oostende. In 1929, he started his career as a teacher, first at the secondary school of Gembloers, then in 1930, at Nieuwpoort
Nieuwpoort, Belgium
Nieuwpoort is a municipality located in Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium, and in the Flemish province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the city of Nieuwpoort proper and the towns of Ramskapelle and Sint-Joris. On January 1, 2008 Nieuwpoort had a total population of 11,062....

 and finally in 1944, in Ghent
Ghent
Ghent is a city and a municipality located in the Flemish region of Belgium. It is the capital and biggest city of the East Flanders province. The city started as a settlement at the confluence of the Rivers Scheldt and Lys and in the Middle Ages became one of the largest and richest cities of...

. In 1945, he was for a while secretary of the Belgian minister of internal affairs, and in the same year he became director of the Rijksmiddelbare School (E: state high school) in Veurne
Veurne
Veurne is a city and municipality in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the town of Veurne proper and the settlements of Avekapelle, Booitshoeke, Bulskamp, De Moeren, Eggewaartskapelle, Houtem, Steenkerke, Vinkem, Wulveringem, and Zoutenaaie.-Origins in the 15th...

. In 1946, he was appointed inspector of the public libraries. In 1953, he became employed as a civil servant at the Ministry of National Education and Culture.

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