Pierre Etienne Dennis Leduc
| Born | 1799 |
|---|---|
| Place of Birth | France |
| Place of Death | Unknown |
| Gender | Male |
| Also known as | Saint-Germain Leduc |
| Activity Zone(s) | England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland, Switzerland, Wales |
| Biographical Notes | This French journalist and writer took the name Saint-Germain-Leduc from the town where he was raised by his aunt. He was an acquaintance of the writer George Sand. He wrote on history, geography and trade, and collaborated with numerous newspapers and periodicals such as: Le Figaro, Le Pandore, Le Corsaire, Le National, and L’Illustration. He published a work of 'instruction populaire' on voyages of exploration, Maître Pierre, ou le Savant de village (Paris: Levrault, 1836), and presentations of Tuscany (1837) and Switzerland (1837). Turning his attention to the British Isles, he produced L’Angleterre, l’Ecosse et l’Irlande, relation d’un voyage recent dans les trois royaumes (Paris: Levrault, 1838). The Irish part of this account is based on a month he spent in Ireland. He crossed from Lancaster to Belfast on 28 August and sailed back to England from Waterford on 3 October. Little in his observations of Ireland contains any originality. Saint-Germain also wrote on agricultural matters, and was interested in industry, trade and economics: his other publications include a biography of Sir Richard Arkwright in 1841, and translations of Henry-Charles Carey, Principles of Social Science (1858-59), Patrick James Stirling, The Philosophy of Trade (1846), Marco Minghetti, Della economia pubblica (1859), in 1861, 1861 and 1863 respectively. |