Molière

Person · Open Library

Born

15 Jan 1622

Died

17 Feb 1673

Works

2364

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Film & TV

Writing · Paris, France

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type

Person

Gender

Male

Origin

France

Active from

1622

Active to

1673

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners

509

Total plays

5,807

Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, also known by his stage name, Molière (January 15, 1622 – February 17, 1673) was a French playwright and actor who is considered one of the greatest masters of comedy in Western literature. Among Molière's best-known dramas are Le Misanthrope, (The Misanthrope), L'École des femmes (The School for Wives), Tartuffe ou l'Imposteur, (Tartuffe or the Hypocrite), L'Avare ou l'École du mensonge (The Miser), and Le Bourgeois gentilhomme (The Bourgeois Gentleman). <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Moli%C3%A8re">Read more on Last.fm</a>

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

1. Acute Pulmonary Embolism in Patients with COVID-19 at CT Angiography and Relationship to <scp>d</scp>-Dimer Levels

   · 2020 · cited 463x

2. New hallmarks of ageing: a 2022 Copenhagen ageing meeting summary

   · 2022 · cited 285x

3. Adapting the machine: adaptor proteins for Hsp100/Clp and AAA+ proteases

   · 2009 · cited 220x

4. Adsorption of SOx by oxide materials: A review

   · 2013 · cited 176x

5. Attributable mortality of ventilator-associated pneumonia: respective impact of main characteristics at ICU admission and VAP onset using conditional logistic regression and multi-state models

   · 2010 · cited 157x

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Quotes

• “Tirer les marrons du feu avec la patte du chat.”
• “On ne meurt qu'une fois; et c'est pour si longtemps!”
• “Je fais toujours bien le premier vers: mais j'ai peine à faire les autres.”
• “Le monde, chère Agnès, est une étrange chose.”
• “Une femme d'esprit est un diable en intrigue.”
• “Nous avons changé tout cela.”

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Key facts

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Molière

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Portrait of Molière by Pierre Mignard ()

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Jean-Baptiste Poquelin

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Molière

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before 15 January 1622

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Paris, France

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Paris, France

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University of Orléans

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1645–1673

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Comedy

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Classicism

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Armande Béjart

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Madeleine Béjart

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Louis (1664–1664)Marie Madeleine (1665–1723)Pierre (1672–1672)

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Wikidata facts

Image

Pierre Mignard - Portrait de Jean-Baptiste Poquelin dit Molière (1622-1673) - Google Art Project (cropped).jpg

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