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Personal Info
Known For
Writing
Gender
Female
Birthday
April 26, 1711
Died
September 8, 1780 (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).
