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Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont

Personal Info

Known For

Writing

Gender

Female

Birthday

April 26, 1711(69)

Day of Death

September 8, 1780

Place of Birth

Rouen, France

Also Known As

Jeanne-Marie Le Prince de BeaumontLeprince de Beaumont

Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont

Writing

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).