Pierre Kersten (1789–1865) was a Belgian journalist and publisher, active in Liège from 1821 until his death.

Life

Kersten was born in

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on 19 January 1789. For some years he worked as a teacher of Greek at a secondary school in the city. In 1821 he became the editor of the daily newspaper '' Courrier de la Meuse'', owned by Dieudonné Stas. Paul Bergmans, "Kersten (Pierre)", ''

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(Brussels, 1889), 662-665. A Catholic by conviction, in the Belgian Revolution Kersten was a member of a Constitutional Association in Liège that brought together Catholic and Liberal opposition to the government of

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. In 1834 he left the ''Courrier de la Meuse'' to launch his own monthly review, the '' Journal historique et littéraire''. He also worked as a publisher and printer, particularly of liturgical books. He died in Liège on 5 January 1865.

Works

* ''Epitome Novi Testamenti'' (1821) * ''De rebus belgicis libri quindecim'' (1830)On Google Books
/ref> * ''Choix de petites instructions, à l'usage de MM. les curés et vicaires des villes et des campagnes'' (5 vols., 1830) * ''Entretiens d'un père avec sa fille, lorsqu'elle se préparait à faire sa première communion'' (1834) * ''Notice sur la révérende mère Joseph de Jésus (Anne Capitaine), religieuse carmélite'' (1848) * ''Essai sur l'activité du principe pensant considérée dans l'institution du langage'' (3 vols., 1851–1863)

References

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