Jean de La Fontaine vs Matsuo Bashō
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Compare the life timelines of Jean de La Fontaine (1621–1695) and Matsuo Bashō (1644–1694) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 50 years, from 1644 to 1694.
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Jean de La Fontaine (1621–1695)
- — Born in Château-Thierry, Champagne Verified
- — Studied law in Paris Verified
- — Married Marie Héricart Verified
- — Inherited his father's office of maître des eaux et forêts Verified
- — Entered the patronage of finance minister Nicolas Fouquet Verified
- — Published his Contes et nouvelles en vers Verified
- — Published the first collection of his Fables Verified
- — Elected to the Académie française Verified
- — Published the twelfth and final book of the Fables Verified
- — Died in Paris at age 73 Verified
Matsuo Bashō (1644–1694)
- — Born near Ueno in Iga Province Verified
- — Entered the service of Tōdō Yoshitada and began composing haikai Verified
- — Moved to Edo to pursue poetry professionally Verified
- — Settled in the bashō hut and adopted his pen name Verified
- — Undertook the journey recorded in Journal of a Weather-Beaten Skeleton Verified
- — Composed the famous frog haiku Verified
- — Set out on the journey of Oku no Hosomichi Verified
- — Completed the manuscript of The Narrow Road to the Deep North Verified
- — Died in Osaka at about age 50 Verified