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Jean de La Fontaine was born on 8 July, 1621 in Château-Thierry, France, is a French fabulist. Discover Jean de La Fontaine's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is He in this year and how He spends money? Also learn how He earned most of Jean de La Fontaine networth?

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Occupation writer,soundtrack
Age 74 years old
Zodiac Sign Cancer
Born 8 July 1621
Birthday 8 July
Birthplace Château-Thierry, Champagne, France
Date of death April 13, 1695
Died Place Neuilly-sur-Seine, Île-de-France, France
Nationality France

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Who Is Jean de La Fontaine's Wife?

His wife is Marie Héricart (m. 1647–1695)

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Wife Marie Héricart (m. 1647–1695)
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Children Charles de La Fontaine

Jean de La Fontaine Net Worth

His net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is Jean de La Fontaine worth at the age of 74 years old? Jean de La Fontaine’s income source is mostly from being a successful Writer. He is from France. We have estimated Jean de La Fontaine's net worth , money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2023 $1 Million - $5 Million
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Source of Income Writer

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1683

Elected at the Académie française in 1683, his passion for ancient Greece and Rome brought him on the Ancients side during the century's quarrel between Ancients and Moderns. He had a quite brilliant social life and regularly saw the most famous writers of his time: Perrault, Mme de Sévigné, Boileau, Molière, Racine and La Rochefoucauld. Nevertheless during the last two years of his life he gave up with social life, was obliged to deny some of his work and devoted himself to meditation.

1664

When he came back to Paris, his career restarted with the publication of his Contes (divided in 5 books) from 1664 to 1674, his 243 Fables from 1668 and his novel les amours de Psyché et Cupidon in 1669. He successively found the protection of the Duchesse de Bouillon, the Duchesse d'Orléans, Mme de La Sablière and finally Madame Hervart.

1661

But in 1661, while La Fontaine was writing Le Songe de Vaux, Fouquet was disgraced, arrested and put in jail by the king. Thus La Fontaine lost his protection and was pursued for royal disgrace because of his faithfulness with Fouquet, for who he wrote several poems including Élégie aux nymphes de Vaux. Thus he left Paris for the Limousin.

1654

Then he decided to become a writer and first published l'Eunuque, in 1654, translated from Terentius's old version, then a heroic poem, Adonis, in 1658, inspired by Ovid. The latter work allowed him to have the admiration and protection of Nicolas Fouquet.

1653

They later had a son, Charles, in 1653.

1649

Then he studied law and became a lawyer at the Parliament of Paris in 1649.

1647

Before that his father married him to 14-years-old Marie Héricart in 1647.

1641

In 1641, he moved to Paris to continue his study at the Oratoire, rue St Honoré. But he stayed there only for 18 months because he didn't like it.

1621

Born in July 8, 1621, in Château-Thierry (Champagne, France), where his father was in charge of Water, Forests and Hunting, Jean de la Fontaine spent his whole childhood and adolescence in the countryside, where he mainly studied Latin language.