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,... Wikipedia
Died: February 17, 1673, Rue de Richelieu, Paris, France
Full name: Jean-Baptiste Poquelin
Buried: 1817, Cimetière du Père-Lachaise, Paris, France
Children: Louis Poquelin, Pierre Poquelin, and Marie Madeleine Poquelin
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