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Jean de La Fontaine Biography |
Jean de La Fontaine (c. July 8, 1621 - April 13, 1695), French poet, was born at Château-Thierry in Champagne.
His Fables are masterworks of French literature. His fables of animals and everyday life took their inspiration from Aesop and Horace.
In 1683 he became a member of the Académie française.
He died in Paris, and is interred in the Père Lachaise cemetery. |
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