Jean de la Fontaine
Known For: Writing
Gender: Male
Date of Birth: July 8, 1621
Day of Death: April 13, 1695 (74 years old)
Place of Birth: Château-Thierry, Aisne, France
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
