Jean de La Fontaine
July 8, 1621 –April 13, 1695
Fabulist, Poet, Lawyer, Children's writer, Moralist, Writer
Lived 73 years
- Born in
- Château-Thierry
- Passed away in
- Paris
Jean de La Fontaine (UK: , US: ; French: [ʒɑ̃ d(ə) la fɔ̃tɛn]; 8 July 1621 – 13 April 1695) was a 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, as well as in French regional languages.
After a long period of royal suspicion, he was admitted to the Académie Française and his reputation in France has never faded since. Evidence of this is found in the many pictures and statues of the writer, later depictions on medals, coins and postage stamps.
Education: College of Juilly
Source: Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_de_La_Fontaine