Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, known by his stage name Molière ( or ; ] ; 15 January 162217 February 1673), was a French playwright and actor who is considered to be one of the greatest masters of comedy in Western literature. Among Molière's best known works are "The Misanthrope", "The School for Wives", "Tartuffe", "The Miser", "The Imaginary Invalid", and "The Bourgeois Gentleman".
Jean-Baptiste Poquelin is Molière.