Noun
French writer who collected Aesop's fables and published them (1621-1695)
Source: WordNetA film of his life was released in France in April 2007 (Jean de La Fontaine - le défi, starring Lorant Deutsch). Source: Internet
During the 17th century, the French fabulist Jean de La Fontaine (1621–1695) saw the soul of the fable in the moral — a rule of behavior. Source: Internet