Cyriel Geerinck | |
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 Photo published in the book L'Etang bleu in 1938 | |
| Born | Cyriel Geerinck 5 August 1889 Waasmunster, Belgium |
| Died | 19 October 1955 (aged 67) Sint-Niklaas, Belgium |
| Resting place | Waasmunster cemetery, East Flanders, Belgium |
| Pen name | RL Doornkapper, Jan van Hasselt, J. Herten |
| Occupation | Writer, poet |
| Language | Dutch, French |
| Nationality | Belgian |
| Notable works | L'Etang Bleu |
Cyriel (also spelled Cyrille) Geerinck (5 August 1889 – 19 October 1955) was a Flemish educator, poet, writer and stage director. He was active as a teacher in the Waasland. He studied pedagogy at the St. Joseph Minor Seminary in Sint-Niklaas. In 1909 he started working in the municipal primary school of Waasmunster, where he taught until the 1945-1946 school year.[1][2][3]
- ^ "Durmeklokken krant" (in Dutch). October 19, 1957.
- ^ Maurice Fierens. Tussen dennebos en Durme: poëtische facetten van Waasmunster: 50 teksten (in Dutch). Davidsfonds.
- ^ "Bisschoppelijke Normaalschool Sint-Niklaas diplomajaar 1909" (in Dutch). Retrieved June 6, 2021.