Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry was a French aviator and writer known for his unique perspective as both a pilot and a warrior, often viewed through the lens of a poet. He is best remembered for his fable "The Little Prince," which has become a modern classic. Born on June 29, 1900, in Lyon, France, Saint-Exupéry trained as a commercial pilot in the early 1920s and worked airmail routes across Europe, Africa, and South America. He published four literary works between 1926 and 1939, including "Southern Mail" and "Night Flight". During World War II, he joined the French Air Force and flew reconnaissance missions until France's armistice with Germany in 1940. He later lived in exile in the United States from 1941 to 1943, where he helped persuade the U.S. to enter the war. Saint-Exupéry died on July 31, 1944, while flying a reconnaissance mission over occupied France