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French playwright and actor (1622–1673)

This article is about the French playwright.

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Jean-Baptiste Poquelin (French:[ʒɑ̃batistpɔklɛ̃]; 15 January 1622 (baptised) – 17 February 1673), known by his stage name Molière (, ;^[1][2][3]French:[mɔljɛʁ]), was a French playwright, actor, and poet, widely regarded as one of the great writers in the French language and world literature.

His extant works include comedies, farces, tragicomedies, comédie-ballets, and more. His plays have been translated into every major living language and are performed at the Comédie-Française more often than those of any other playwright today.^[4] His influence is such that the French language is often referred to as the "language of Molière".^[5]

Born into a prosperous family and having studied at the Collège de Clermont (now Lycée Louis-le-Grand), Molière was well suited to begi Molière – Wikipédia, a enciclopédia livre KYMI