Antoine de Saint-Antoine de Saint-ExuperyExupery

By Jessica Bruce (Marie-Claire)

• Born June Born June 29, 190029, 1900

• Lyons, FranceLyons, France

• 33rdrd of of 55 Children Children

• Jean de Saint ExuperyJean de Saint Exupery

• Marie de FonscolombeMarie de Fonscolombe

• Father died in Father died in 19041904 of of StrokeStroke

• Began Education at HomeBegan Education at Home

• Catholic schoolCatholic school

• Notre Dame de Montgre Notre Dame de Montgre ( demi-pensionnaire )( demi-pensionnaire )• Villa Saint-Jean SwitzerlandVilla Saint-Jean Switzerland

• Failed Final Oral Exams Failed Final Oral Exams At Naval Prep SchoolAt Naval Prep School

• Joined Military 1921

• 2nd Regiment of ChasseursStrasbourg

• Earned Commercial Pilots license 1922

• Broken Engagement to Louise de Vilmorin

• Married Consuelo Gomez Carillo1931

• Natalie Paley

• Silvia Reinhardt

• Helen de Vogue

• First Flight July 12, 1912Pilot Gabriel Salvez

• First Solo Flight 1921

• Commercial Pilots License 1922

• Director of Cape Juby Airfield 1928

• Moved to South America 1929

• Director of Aeroposta Argentina

• Test Pilot for Air France

• Crashed in Sahara 1935

• Guatemala 1937

• Rejoined French Army After the Fall of France in WWII

• Received the Croix de Guerre

• Petitioned Eisenhower to Join the Free French Air force

• Couldn’t Dress Himself or Turn Left Due to Past Injuries

• In 1998 a Fisherman found A Bracelet Engraved With His Name

• Remains of His P-38 Lightning Were Found In 2000

“If I am wounded, I will have someone to take

care of me, if I am killed, I will have someone to

wait for in eternity, and if I come back, I will

have someone to come back to.”

References

Antoine de Saint-Exupery Written by Joy D. Marie Robinson

The Tale of the Rose Written by Consuela de Saint-Exupery

Saint-Exupery: A Biography Written by Stacy Schiff

http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/exupery.htm

http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/Antoine_de_Saint-Exupery.aspx

http://www.poemhunter.com/antoine-de-saint-exupery/biography/

http://www.nytimes.com/books/97/08/17/nnp/17682.html

http://www.iwc.com/en-us/experiences/100th-anniversary-of-antoine-de-st-exuperys-first-flight/