Early Life and Education
Born in Sundridge, Kent, England, Perronet was the descendant of a French Huguenot family which fled first to Switzerland and then to England to escape religious persecution.
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Famous quotes containing the words early, life and/or education:
“In the course of twenty crowded years one parts with many illusions. I did not wish to lose the early ones. Some memories are realities, and are better than anything that can ever happen to one again.”
—Willa Cather (1873–1947)
“The destructive character lives from the feeling, not that life is worth living, but that suicide is not worth the trouble.”
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“I prefer to finish my education at a different school.”
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