Jean de la Fontaine

Jean de la Fontaine

Personal Info

  • Known for

    Writing

  • Gender

    Male

  • Birthday

    1621-07-08

  • Day of Death

    1695-04-13 (73 years old)

  • Place of Birth

    Château-Thierry, Aisne, France

Biography

The most famous French fabulist and one of the most widely read French poets of the 17th century. He is known above all for his Fables, which provided a model for subsequent fabulists across Europe and numerous alternative versions in France, and in French regional languages. -Wikipedia entry

Known For