Karel Verleye

Karel Verleye
Born	17 April 1920(1920-04-17) Mechelen, Belgium
Died	27 February 2002(2002-02-27) (aged 81) Damme (Sijsele), Belgium

Karel Verleye (17 April 1920 - 27 February 2002) co-founded the College of Europe in Bruges in 1949 with his good friend Hendrik Brugmans.

He was a Capuchin friar for 64 years. In 1945 he became philosophy lector at the Bruges seminary. He founded the Ryckevelde Foundation in 1956.

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Name	Verleye, Karel
Alternative names
Short description	Capuchin friar, co-founder College of Europe
Date of birth	17 April 1920
Place of birth	Mechelen, Belgium
Date of death	27 February 2002
Place of death	Damme (Sijsele), Belgium