Jean de la Fontaine
Writing
July 8, 1621
Died at age 73
April 13, 1695
Date of Death
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