Arnaud Berquin [SEP] date of death
Arnaud Berquin
Arnaud Berquin (September 1747 in Bordeaux – 21 December 1791) was a French children's author.
His most famous work was "L'Ami des Enfans" (1782-3) which was first translated into English, albeit bowdlerised, by Mary Stockdale and published in London in 1783-4 by Mary's father John Stockdale.
The work remained popular until the middle of the nineteenth century. Berquin's stories consisted of events that might happen to children in their everyday lives—they did not contain fairy
Berquin
Berquin may refer to:
- places
- Neuf-Berquin, a French commune in Nord "departement"
- Vieux-Berquin, a French commune in Nord "departement"
- people
- Arnaud Berquin (1747–1791), a French children's author
- Louis de Berquin (c. 1490–1529), a French lawyer, civil servant, linguist and reformer