Jean de la Fontaine

Known for Writing

Jean de la Fontaine
Born July 7, 1621
Died April 12, 1695
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