Madame d'Aulnoy

Novelist, Author

1650 – 1705

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Who was Madame d'Aulnoy?

Marie-Catherine Le Jumel de Barneville, Baroness d'Aulnoy, also known as Countess d'Aulnoy, was a French writer known for her fairy tales. When she termed her works contes de fées, she originated the term that is now generally used for the genre.

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Born
1650
Barneville-la-Bertran
Also known as
  • Marie Catherine d'Aulnoy
  • Marie-Catherine Le Jumel de Barneville
Nationality
  • France
Profession
Lived in
  • Eure
Died
Jan 4, 1705
Paris

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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