Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve

Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve (28 November 1685 – 29 December 1755) was a French author influenced by Madame d'Aulnoy, Charles Perrault, and various précieuse writers. Villeneuve is particularly noted for her original story of ''La Belle et la Bête'', which was published in 1740 and is the oldest known variant of the fairy tale ''Beauty and the Beast''. Provided by Wikipedia