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Saint-Exupéry

American  
[san-teg-zy-pey-ree] / sɛ̃ tɛg zü peɪˈri /

noun

  1. Antoine de 1900–45, French author and aviator.


Saint-Exupéry British  
/ sɛ̃tɛɡzyperi /

noun

  1. Antoine de (ɑ̃twan də). 1900–44, French novelist and aviator. His novels of aviation include Vol de nuit (1931) and Terre des hommes (1939). He also wrote the fairy tale Le petit prince (1943)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Partnering with computer scientist Ahmed Berjaoui from IRT Saint-Exupéry, the team adopted AI techniques originally designed for aerospace applications to help resolve these challenges.

From Science Daily • Nov. 18, 2025

Saint-Exupéry wrote Le Petit Prince, in the original French, for children while living in exile in New York during World War Two.

From BBC • Oct. 24, 2024

Mr Jay told the BBC that Saint-Exupéry gave those two typescripts to friends before his disappearance, but the third one "wasn't inscribed or given to someone".

From BBC • Oct. 24, 2024

Born into an aristocratic French family in 1900, Saint-Exupéry was not a good student in school, nor were his flying skills exemplary — it’s said he had a tendency to daydream while in the air.

From Washington Post • Apr. 1, 2021

The French aviator, adventurer, and author Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, probably best known for his classic children's book "The Little Prince", was also an aircraft designer.

From The Jargon File, Version 4.2.2, 20 Aug 2000 by Steele, Guy L.

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