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Madame de la Sablière
French patroness
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association with La Fontaine
- In Jean de La Fontaine: Life
…member of the household of Mme de La Sablière, whose salon was a celebrated meeting place of scholars, philosophers, and writers. In 1683 he was elected to the French Academy after some opposition by the king to his unconventional and irreligious character.
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