Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont

Personal Info

Known For Writer

Gender Female

Birthday 1711-04-26

Deathday 1780-09-08 (69 years old)

Place of Birth Rouen, France

Also Known As Jeanne-Marie Le Prince de Beaumont, Leprince de Beaumont

Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont

Biography

Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont (26 April 1711 – 8 September 1780) was a French novelist who wrote the best known version of Beauty and the Beast. Her third husband was the French spy Thomas Pichon (1757–1760).

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