Jean de La Fontaine
1621
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1695
photo credits: Wikimedia Commons
country of citizenship: France
native language: French
languages spoken, written or signed: French
educated at: College of Juilly
occupation: fabulist, poet, lawyer, children's writer, writer, playwright
position held: seat 24 of the Académie française
Jean de La Fontaine (UK: , US: , French: [ʒɑ̃ d(ə) la fɔ̃tɛn]; 8 July 1621 – 13 April 1695) was a 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, as well as in French regional languages. After a long period of royal suspicion, he was admitted to the French Academy and his reputation in France has never faded since. Evidence of this is found in the many pictures and statues of the writer, later depictions on medals, coins and postage stamps. Source: Wikipedia (en)
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