Bucher, Egidius

Bucher, Egidius a Belgian Jesuit, was born in 1576, joined the order in 1598, became its rector, and died at Dornach, March 8, 1665. He wrote, Disput. Historica de Primis Tungromrum seu Leodiensium Episcopis: — Chronographia Historiae Leodiensis: — Belgium Romanum Ecclesiasticum: — et Civile: —Doctrina Temporis. See Alegambe, Bibliotheca Scriptorum Societatis Jesu; Acta Eruditorum Latinae; Papadolphi, Historia Gymnasii Palavini; Jocher, Allgemeines Gelehrten-Lexikon, s.v. (B.P.)