Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont
Jeanne-Marie Le Prince de Beaumont
Birth Date
4/26/1711 (Age 69)Birth Place
Rouen, FranceDeath Date
9/8/1780Departments
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).
Best Known For
Writing
