Molière

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Molière was a 17th-century French playwright and actor renowned for his sharp comedies that satirized social pretension and hypocrisy, making him one of the most influential figures in Western theatre.

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instanceOf French writer
actor
comedian
person
playwright
theatre director
ageAtDeath 50
birthName Jean-Baptiste Poquelin
linked to: Molière
burialPlace Cimetière du Père-Lachaise (reinterred)
Paris
causeOfDeath pulmonary disease
countryOfCitizenship France
culturalHeritage French classical canon
dateOfBirth 1622-01-15
dateOfDeath 1673-02-17
ethnicGroup French
familyName Poquelin
linked to: Molière
fieldOfWork dramatic literature
theatre
genre comedy
satire
givenName Jean-Baptiste
hasInfluenced George Bernard Shaw
Henrik Ibsen
Jean Racine
Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais
influenced French drama
Western theatre
languageOfWorkOrName French
memberOf Troupe du Roi
troupe of the Duke of Orléans
movement French classical theatre
Neoclassicism
notableFor critique of religious hypocrisy
development of French comedy
satire of social pretension
notableWork Dom Juan
linked to: Don Juan

Le Bourgeois gentilhomme
Le Malade imaginaire
Le Misanthrope
Les Femmes savantes
Les Précieuses ridicules
L’Avare
L’École des femmes
L’École des maris
Tartuffe
occupation playwright
stage actor
theatre director
theatre manager
patron Louis XIV
linked to: Louis XIV of France
period 17th century
placeOfBirth Kingdom of France
Paris
placeOfDeath Kingdom of France
Paris
pseudonym Molière
religion Roman Catholicism
residence Paris
spouse Armande Béjart

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Louis XIV of France patronOf Molière
Molière birthName Jean-Baptiste Poquelin
linked to: Molière
Molière familyName Poquelin
linked to: Molière
Molière pseudonym Molière
Louis Dieudonné employer Molière
French royal court patronized Molière
Nicolas Fouquet patronOf Molière
Tartuffe author Molière
L’École des femmes author Molière
Armande Béjart spouse Molière
Armande Béjart child Esprit-Madeleine Poquelin
linked to: Molière
Armande Béjart child Pierre-Jean-Baptiste Poquelin
linked to: Molière
Le Misanthrope author Molière
L’École des maris author Molière
L’École des maris writer Molière
L’Avare author Molière
Le Malade imaginaire author Molière
Le Malade imaginaire notableAspect Molière collapsed on stage during a performance
linked to: Molière
Les Femmes savantes author Molière
Les Femmes savantes creator Molière
William Congreve influencedBy Molière
Collège Louis-le-Grand hasAlumnus Molière
subject linked to: College of Louis le Grand
The Misanthrope playwright Molière
subject linked to: Thea Sharrock
New Comedy influenced Molière
Plautus influenced Molière
French classicism majorFigure Molière
French theatre hasKeyFigure Molière
Auteuil hasNotableResident Molière (historical association with the area)
linked to: Molière
Bust of Molière depicts Molière