Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre (1737–1814)
Born 1737 CE, died 1814 CE.
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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