Pierre Kersten
{{Short description|Belgian journalist and publisher}}
Pierre Kersten (1789–1865) was a Belgian journalist and publisher, active in Liège from 1821 until his death.
Life
Kersten was born in Maastricht 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)", Biographie Nationale de Belgique, [https://www.academieroyale.be/Academie/documents/FichierPDFBiographieNationaleTome2051.pdf vol. 10] (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 William I of the Netherlands. 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)[https://books.google.com/books?id=b2xSAAAAcAAJ On Google Books]
- 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)
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