BERTUCH, FRIEDRICH JUSTIN (1747-1822). A German author and publisher, born at Weimar. He studied at Jena, in 1775 was appointed cabinet-secretary at Weimar, and in 1785 councilor of legation. With Wie land and Schnitz he mapped out the plan of the Jenaisehe allgemeine Litteraturzeitung, to which he contributed from 1785 to 1805, and with Kraus he edited the Journal des Luxus vnd der Modem His original writings, such as the trag edy Eifriede (1775), were of slight value; but he published a good translation of Don Quixote (1775-76), and a popularly successful compila tion, Bilderbuelt fiir Kinder (1790-1822). He es tablished at Weimar a kind of literary bureau for the promotion of art and letters.
BtRULLE, ba'rl1F, PETER DE (1575-1629). A French cardinal and statesman. He was born at the Chateau de Serilly, near Troyes, and first became conspicuous during the conference at Fontainebleau regarding the Protestants (1600). In 1613 he introduced into France the
Carmelite Order, and founded the Congregation of the Oratory. He obtained a dispensation from the Pope sanctioning the marriage of Henrietta, the sister of Louis XIII. of France, and the Prince of Wales (afterwards Charles 1.), and subsequently accompanied the Princess to Eng land (1625). As Ambassador to Spain he nego tiated the Treaty of Moncon (1626), was created cardinal in the following year, and afterwards became Minister of State, a position which the jealousy of Riehelieu soon made untenable for him. Be'rulle freely bestowed his patronage on rising authors, and the publication of Lejay's Bible Poigglotte is ascribed to his influence. He was one of the first to appreciate Descartes. Be rulle's writings, several of which have been fre quently republished, include the famous treatise entitled Les graudeurs de Jesus.