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Category: Early Years

In his early years, Klingel started out as a naturalist, adventurer, and photographer.

Posted on September 9, 2020April 2, 2021

Gilbert Klingel: Life and accomplishments

This overview is from a biography posted by Stuart Coleman, the grandson of Wally Coleman, Klingel’s shipmate in the Inagua saga, and written by Marcy Benouameur, Gilbert Klingel’s daughter. The full biography is available as “The Author | Inagua the Book” at www.inaguabook.com, see link below. Gilbert Klingel, a man of many talents, was an …

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