Jean de la Fontaine
Birth date
July 8, 1621
Death date
April 13, 1695
Place of birth
Château-Thierry, Aisne, France
Profession
Writing
Age
73 years
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
