Ivo Michiels
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| Born | Henri Ceuppens 8 January 1923 Mortsel, Belgium |
| Died | 7 October 2012 (aged 89) Le Barroux, France |
| Pen name | Ivo Michiels |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Nationality |
 Belgium
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| Notable works | Seagulls Die in the Harbour |
| Notable awards |
Ark Prize of the Free Word 1958 |
Henri Paul René Ceuppens (8 January 1923 – 7 October 2012), who wrote under the pseudonym Ivo Michiels, was a Belgian writer.
Michiels was born in Mortsel. During World War II he was employed as a nurse in a hospital in Lübeck in Germany. He worked as a laboratory assistant for a while, and from 1948 up to 1957 he worked as a journalist at Het Handelsblad. In 1965, he married Christiane Faes. From 1957 up to 1978 he worked at the publisher Ontwikkeling (E: Development).
From 1959 until 1983 he was editor, and editorial secretary of the Nieuw Vlaams Tijdschrift. From 1966 up to 1978 he also taught at the Hoger Rijksinstituut voor Toneel- en Cultuurspreiding in Brussels. In 1979, he established himself as a full-time writer in the Vaucluse (France). He died, aged 89, in Le Barroux.
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