Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont
Known For: Writing
Gender: Female
Date of Birth: April 26, 1711
Day of Death: September 8, 1780 (69 years old)
Place of Birth: Rouen, France
Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont (26 April 1711 – 8 September 1780) was a French novelist who wrote the best known version of Beauty and the Beast. Her third husband was the French spy Thomas Pichon (1757–1760).
