Karel Schoeman was an Afrikaans author born in Trompsburg, South Africa, on October 26, 1939. He completed his high school education in 1956 and studied linguistics at the University of the Orange Free State, earning a BA in 1959. That same year, he converted to Roman Catholicism and studied at the St. Jean-Marie Vianney Seminary in Pretoria. In 1961, he joined the Franciscan order in Ireland but decided not to take priestly vows after three years. He returned to Bloemfontein in 1964 and earned a Higher Diploma in Library Science.
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Meaning of the name - Karel
free man, strong man
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Karel Schoeman belongs to the Silent Generation group.
Place of Birth: Trompsburg
Place of Death: Bloemfontein
Educated At: University of the Free State
Occupation: historian | translator | writer
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Ephemeris for October 26, 1939
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on October 26, 2025 | Secondary Progressions for October 26, 2025 |
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| Sun | 2 Scorpio 22 | 3 Scorpio 32 | 29 Capricorn 30 |
| Moon | 14 Aries 32 | 0 Capricorn 6 | 3 Gemini 31 |
| Mercury | 22 Scorpio 40 | 27 Scorpio 2 | 22 Capricorn 18 |
| Venus | 15 Scorpio 43 | 15 Libra 57 | 2 Pisces 37 |
| Mars | 15 Aquarius 35 | 23 Scorpio 43 | 11 Aries 22 |
| Jupiter | 0 Aries 13 | 24 Cancer 45 | 3 Aries 55 |
| Saturn | 27 Aries 35 | 25 Pisces 57 | 25 Aries 4 |
| Uranus | 20 Taurus 41 | 0 Gemini 29 | 18 Taurus 0 |
| Neptune | 24 Virgo 28 | 29 Pisces 53 | 25 Virgo 22 |
| Pluto | 2 Leo 54 | 1 Aquarius 24 | 1 Leo 49 |
| Rahu | 29 Libra 3 | 15 Pisces 40 | 24 Libra 30 |
| Ketu | 29 Aries 3 | 15 Virgo 40 | 24 Aries 30 |
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