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writer and botanist from France (1737-1814)

Also known as: Bernardin, Bernardin de Saint-Pierre, Henri Bernardin de St. Pierre, Жак-Анри Бернарден де Сен-Пьер, برناردين دي سان بيير, 베르나르댕 드 생피에르

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Known works

Paul et Virginie
An Expeditious Method of Writing in Common Characters: Whereby the Business of the Desk May be ...
Voyage to the Isle of France, the Isle of Bourbon, and the Cape of Good Hope, 1768-1771
Etudes de la nature
Paul and Virginia