Jean de La Fontaine
Jean de La Fontaine 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.
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- Born in
- Château-Thierry
- Educated at
- College of Juilly
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1621
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