Philippe d'Outreman (28 April 1585 – 16 May 1652) was a Jesuit writer from Valenciennes, then in the County of Hainaut, Habsburg Netherlands.
He was the son of Henri d'Outreman, lord of Rombies and member of the town government of Valenciennes.
The book was initially written to support catechism teachers, but gradually also reached wider audiences.
The author revised his text several times during his life, leading to new editions in Mons, Saint-Omer and Lille, including an extended Nouveau pédagogue chrétien (2 volumes, 1645–1646).
[6] The book was translated into English (Saint-Omer, 1622), Latin (Luxembourg, 1629), Dutch (Antwerp, 1637 and 1646), German (Cologne, 1664), Arab (1738, 1852 und 1874) and Bisaya (Manila, 1751).