Jean de la Fontaine
Writing
Born
Jul 08, 1621
From
Château-Thierry, Aisne, France
Died
Apr 13, 1695
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
