When is Charles Perrault's birthday?

Charles Perrault's birthday is January 12. He was born on January 12, 1628 in Paris, France.

How old was Charles Perrault when he died?

Charles Perrault died on May 16, 1703, aged 75.

Who shares a birthday with Charles Perrault?

Famous people who share Charles Perrault's January 12 birthday include Jack London, Swami Vivekananda, Haruki Murakami, Edmund Burke and Jeff Bezos.

Literature · Film · 1628–1703

Charles Perrault — Age, Birthday & Biography

Born: 12 January 1628 · Died: 16 May 1703 · Age: 75

French author whose 1697 Tales of Mother Goose gave the world Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty and Little Red Riding Hood

Did you know?He wrote the versions of Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty and Little Red Riding Hood that remain the most famous in Western culture today.

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Date of birth12 January 1628
Date of death16 May 1703
Age at death75
NationalityFrench
BirthplaceParis, France
Occupationwriter, poet, poet lawyer

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Charles Perrault turned old folk tales into the fairy tales the world knows. He was a senior official under Louis XIV and helped run royal building projects. He sparked a famous literary quarrel by arguing that modern writers could equal the ancients. In 1697, in his late sixties, he published Tales of Mother Goose. It included Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Little Red Riding Hood and Puss in Boots. He added glass slippers and moral lessons in verse. His versions shaped later retellings, from the Brothers Grimm to Disney.

Charles Perrault ( perr-OH, US also pə-ROH, French:; 12 January 1628 – 16 May 1703) was a French author and member of the Académie Française. He laid the foundations for a new literary genre, the fairy tale, with his works derived from earlier folk tales, published in his 1697 book Histoires ou contes du temps passé.

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Charles Perrault: Father of the Fairy Tale

French writer, 1628–1703

Charles Perrault was born in Paris on 12 January 1628.

He worked for Louis XIV's chief minister Colbert.

He published Tales of Mother Goose in 1697.

He died in Paris on 16 May 1703, aged 75.

Career highlights

1663Colbert: secretary
1671Académie française: elected
1687Quarrel: Ancients and Moderns
1697Tales of Mother Goose: published
1697Cinderella: glass slipper

Did you know?His brother Claude Perrault designed the eastern front of the Louvre.

Age at death: 75
Years since death: 323

Family

Spouse: Marie Guichon

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When is Charles Perrault's birthday?: Charles Perrault's birthday is January 12. He was born on January 12, 1628 in Paris, France.
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Who shares a birthday with Charles Perrault?: Famous people who share Charles Perrault's January 12 birthday include Jack London, Swami Vivekananda, Haruki Murakami, Edmund Burke and Jeff Bezos.

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