Marc Bruère

Marc Bruère Desrivaux/des Rivaux was a Ragusan writer and dramatist of French origin.

Life

Son of the French consul to Republic of Ragusa René Bruere-Desrivaux. He arrived very young in Ragusa to attend local studies with a native teacher and in company of the children of the local notables he spent his entire life in Bosnia and Dalmatia.
The first small book Marko wrote dates from 1789 and was written in Italian. He also wrote comedies, satirical poems and astrology studies. The main writings of Bruerović were published by the magazines Dubrovnik and Slovinac in Croatian.
In 1793 he was engaged for 4 years in diplomatic work in Travnik as merchant attaché, where he also helped the Jewish merchants. He and his wife Katarina Hodić, a Bosnian Croat, had two children. Later after the death of his wife, he remarried with Mara Kisić.