Madame (Jeanne Marie) Leprince de Beaumont

Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont was born in Rouen, France, in 1711. Coming from a poor family, she experienced hardships during her childhood. As she grew up, she worked for a decade as a children's teacher in Ernemont and was later hired as a music teacher for children at the Court of the Duke of Lorraine. Due to her marriage, which did not last long, she moved to Lunéville. In 1748, she wrote her first novel, "The Triumph of Truth," which she presented to the King of Poland, who had retired to Lunéville at that time. In 1746, she settled in London, where she worked as an educator. She published educational articles for children, teenagers, and ladies. From her second marriage to Thomas Pichon, she had six children. She returned to Savoy in 1762, where she passed away in 1780. She became famous for the fairy tale "Beauty and the Beast," which was first published in the Magazine des Enfants in 1757.