Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, known by his stage name Molière, 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. His influence is such that the French language is often referred to as the "language of Molière".
- Occupation
- playwright, stage actor, poet, satirist
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of France
- Born
- January 15, 1622, October 15, 1622, January 1622
- Died
- February 17, 1673, February 16, 1673
