Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre
Novelist, Author
1737 – 1814
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Who was Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre?
Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre was a French writer and botanist. He is best known for his 1788 novel Paul et Virginie, now largely forgotten, but in the 19th century a very popular children's book.
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- Born
- Jan 19, 1737
Le Havre - Also known as
- Bernardin de Saint-Pierre
- Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre
- Bernardin de St. Pierre
- Jacques Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre
- Bernardin Saint-Pierre
- Spouses
- Félicité Didot
(1792 - ) - Désirée Pelleport
(1800 - 1814/01/21)
- Félicité Didot
- Children
- Nationality
- France
- Profession
- Lived in
- Le Havre
- Died
- Jan 21, 1814
Éragny
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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