author
Pierre-Paul Brucker
1842–1927
A Jesuit teacher turned writer, he brought both lived experience and a sharp eye for institutions to his work. His books range from historical studies of Alsace to fiction that explores school life, discipline, and belief.
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En Pénitence chez les Jésuites: Correspondance d'un lycéen
by Pierre-Paul Brucker
About the author
Born in Wintzenheim, in Alsace, on June 29, 1842, Pierre-Paul Brucker became a Jesuit, a teacher of literature, and later a writer. The Fédération des Sociétés d'Histoire et d'Archéologie d'Alsace records that he studied in Colmar and Strasbourg, entered the Society of Jesus in 1859, continued his studies in several European cities, and was ordained a priest in 1873.
He spent many years teaching rhetoric and serving as a school prefect in Lille, Reims, and Dijon. From around 1900 onward, he devoted much of his time to literary work, publishing study notes, historical writing, and articles, and contributing for a time as an editor at Études.
Brucker wrote across more than one genre. His known works include L’Alsace et l’Église au temps du pape saint Léon IX and Le Château d’Eguisheim, and he also published En Pénitence chez les Jésuites under the pseudonym Paul Ker. He died in Enghien, Belgium, on May 31, 1927.