JEANNE-MARIE LEPRINCE DE BEAUMONT

Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont
Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont
Gender: Female
Known for: Writing
Birthday: April 26, 1711
Deathday: September 8, 1780
Place of Birth: Rouen, France

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).

Notable work