Jacob, Max Alexandre
(1876–1944)
Jacob, Max AlexandreJacob, Max AlexandreMax Alexandre Jacob (B * QUIMPER, 1876 – D † DRANCY (DETENTION CAMP), 1944) French poet whose work is at times childlike or folklike in tone, at other times mystical. He often wrote in the simple folk style of his native Brittany, using the pseudonym Morven le Gaëlique, writing as though he were a peasant. He lived a bohemian life in Paris, supporting himself by reading horoscopes for the local residents of Montmartre and by working in shops. He was a…