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.
- Occupation
- fabulist, poet, lawyer, children's writer
- Position held
- Member of the Académie française
- Citizenship
- France, Kingdom of France
- Born
- July 8, 1621, 1620, June 8, 1621
- Died
- April 13, 1695
