Antoine de Saint-Exupery

Antoine de Saint-Exupery was an aviator and author of numerous books and articles, primarily concerning aviation and related topics. His best known work is the philosophical children's book, The Little Prince. Former German pilot Horst Rippert believes that he was responsible for shooting down author Antoine de Saint-Exupery's plane in 1944. Saint-Exupery was on a mission to gather intelligence on German troop movements, when he disappeared. The wreckage of his plane was found off the coast of Marseille in 2000.

Fast Facts:

1. Full name: Antoine Jean-Baptiste Marie Roger de Saint Exupéry
2. Born: June 29, 1900
3. Birthplace: Lyon, France
4. Pilot who delivered international mail between Toulose and Dakar
5. Married: Consuelo Gómez Carillo
6. Noted mistress: Hélène (Nelly) de Vogüé
7. Moved to the United States in 1942
8. Returned to France in 1943 to fight with the Free French
9. Disappeared: July 31, 1944

Saint-Exupery Quotes:

1. "Grown-ups never understand anything for themselves...and it is tiresome for children to be always and forever explaining things to them."
2. "Although human life is priceless, we always act as if something had an even greater price than life... But what is that something?"
3. "And now here is my secret, a very simple secret; it is only with the heart that one can see rightly, what is essential is invisible to the eye."

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