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Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre
1737 – 1814 · aged 77
Writer and botanist from France (1737-1814)
- Born
- 19 Jan 1737 · Le Havre
- Died
- 21 Jan 1814
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- 19 Jan 1737BornBorn in Le Havre
- 1792 – 1793RoleDirector of the Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle
- 1803 – 1814RoleMember of the Académie française
- 21 Jan 1814DiedDied
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Major world events during their lifetime (1737 – 1814).
- 1756 – 1763Seven Years' War
- c. 1760 – 1840Industrial Revolution
- 1765 – 1783American Revolution
- 1789 – 1799French Revolution
- 1812 – 1815War of 1812
- 1814 – 1815Congress of Vienna
Biography
Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre (pronounced [ʒak ɑ̃ʁi bɛʁnaʁdɛ̃ də sɛ̃ pjɛʁ]; also called Bernardin de St. Pierre) (19 January 1737, in Le Havre – 21 January 1814, in Éragny, Val-d'Oise) was a French writer and botanist. He is best known for his 1788 novel, Paul et Virginie, a very popular 18th-century classic of French literature.
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