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Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre
French writer and botanist (–)
Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre | |
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| Born | Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre ()19 January Le Havre, Normandy, Kingdom of France |
| Died | 21 January () (aged&#;77) Éragny, Seine-et-Oise, France |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Nationality | French |
| Period | 18th century |
| Genre | Novel, travel narrative |
| Notable works | Paul et Virginie |
Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre (pronounced[ʒakɑ̃ʁibɛʁnaʁdɛ̃dəsɛ̃pjɛʁ]; also called Bernardin de St.
Pierre) (19 January , in Le Havre – 21 January , in Éragny, Val-d'Oise) was a French writer and botanist.
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He is best known for his novel, Paul et Virginie, a very popular 18th-century classic of French literature.[1]
Biography
At the age of twelve he had read Robinson Crusoe and went with his uncle, a skipper, to the West-Indies. After returning from this trip he was educated as an engineer at the École des Ponts.
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