Jean de la Fontaine
Writing
Born: 7/8/1621•Died: 4/13/1695
Place of Birth
Château-Thierry, Aisne, France
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
