The Encyclopedia Americana (1920)/Keller, Emile

KELLER, kĕl'ãr, Emile, French writer and statesman: b. Belfort, 1828; d. 1909. He became leader of the Roman Catholic party among the French deputies, and was commander of a company of volunteers during the Franco-Prussian War. After the war he opposed the cession of Alsace-Lorraine to Germany. Among his numerous writings are &lsquo;Histoire de France&rsquo; (1888); &lsquo;L'Encyclique et les libertés de l'église gallicane&rsquo; (1860); &lsquo;L'Encyclique et les principes de 1789&rsquo; (1865); &lsquo;Le générale de Lamoricière&rsquo; (1873); &lsquo;Les congregations religeuses en France&rsquo; (1880). These works are written from the Catholic point of view and, for this reason, they have been read and are still popular in Catholic circles.