JF

Jean de la Fontaine

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Born July 8, 1621Died April 13, 1695 (73 years)
Jean de La Fontaine (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.

Known For

  • De Fabeltjeskrant
  • The Dragonfly and the Ant
  • The Grasshopper and the Ant
  • La muerte y el leñador
  • Children's Island
  • A Lebre e a Tartaruga
  • Fables de La Fontaine
  • A Cigarra e a Formiga
  • The Double Bed

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