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Molière was a 17th-century French playwright, actor, and poet whose comedies and other works are considered among the greatest in French and world literature. His plays remain so widely performed and influential that the French language itself is sometimes called the "language of Molière."
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 15 Jan 1622
- Died
- 17 Feb 1673
- Works
- 2364
Top works
- Der Ehemann aus Irrthum
- L'impromptu de Versailles
- Molière's Misanthrope
- Myrtil et Melicerte
- הקמצן
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Writing · Paris, France
via TMDB
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- France
- Active from
- 1622
- Active to
- 1673
Discography
Works in European collections
36 objects attributed to Molière, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
Gallery (23)
Connections
Categories
1622 births1673 deaths17th-century deaths from tuberculosis17th-century French dramatists and playwrights17th-century French male actors17th-century French male writers17th-century French poets17th-century pseudonymous writers17th-century theatre managersBurials at Père Lachaise CemeteryCommons link from WikidataDeaths onstage
