Charles Fecher (November 1, 1917 – January 19, 2012
) was an American author and editor who is best known for his works about

Jacques Maritain Jacques Maritain (; 18 November 1882 – 28 April 1973) was a French Catholic philosopher. Raised as a Protestant, he was agnostic before converting to Catholicism in 1906. An author of more than 60 books, he helped to revive Thomas Aqui ...

and

H.L. Mencken Henry Louis Mencken (September 12, 1880 – January 29, 1956) was an American journalist, essayist, satirist, cultural critic, and scholar of American English. He commented widely on the social scene, literature, music, prominent politicians, ...

. Fecher also wrote about issues concerning the

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. He won awards from the

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in 1977 and 1978 for his weekly column entitled "Books in Review" which appeared in the ''

Baltimore Catholic Review ''The Catholic Review'' is Maryland's largest paid weekly newspaper distributed by mail. The ''Review'' covers national and international news of interest to Catholics and serves as the newspaper of record for the archdiocese of Baltimore. His ...

''. Fecher was born in

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, to Adam and Elizabeth Fecher. He married Muriel Burmeister in 1953. They had two children.

Selected bibliography

*''The Philosophy of Jacques Maritain'' (1953) *''Parish Council Committee Guide'' (1970) *''Mencken: A Study of His Thought'' (1978) *''The Diary of H. L. Mencken'' (editor, 1989)

References

*''Contemporary Authors Online'', Gale, 2009. Reproduced in
Biography Resource Center
'. Farmington Hills, Mich.: Gale, 2009.

External links

''Booknotes'' interview with Fecher on ''The Diary of H.L. Mencken'', January 28, 1990.
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