Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre was born on January 19, 1737 in Le Havre, Normandy, Kingdom of France [now Seine-Maritime, France]. He was a writer, known for Paul et Virginie (1924), Paulo e Virgínia (1924) and Alta comedia (1965). He was married to Désirée Pelleport and Félicité Didot. He died on January 21, 1814 in Éragny, Seine-et-Oise, Kingdom of France [now Éragny-sur-Oise, Val-d'Oise, France].