Karel Jonckheere

Karel Jonckheere as Carolus Joannes Baptista Jonckheere (Ostend, 9 April 1906 – Rijmenam, 13 December 1993) was a Flemish writer and critic.

Widely traveled, he was inspired by his journeys for his poems and novels.

Then he went to Ghent and attended the Reichstageable Normal School to become a teacher for secondary education in Germanic languages.

In 1929, he began his teaching career, first at Gembloux High School, then in 1930, in Nieuwpoort and finally in 1944 in Ghent.

In 1945, he was secretary of the Belgian Minister of the Interior and the same year, director of Veurne State High School.