Personal Info
Born: 1621-07-08
Died: 1695-04-13
Place of Birth: Château-Thierry, Aisne, France
Known For: Writing
Jean de la Fontaine
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
