![1650 ca , FRANCE : The french playwriter MOLIERE ( born Jean-Baptiste Poquelin , 1622 - 1673 ) . Portrait by french engraver , 1835 . - Molière - Th Stock Photo - Alamy 1650 ca , FRANCE : The french playwriter MOLIERE ( born Jean-Baptiste Poquelin , 1622 - 1673 ) . Portrait by french engraver , 1835 . - Molière - Th Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2AW5DCB/1650-ca-france-the-french-playwriter-moliere-born-jean-baptiste-poquelin-1622-1673-portrait-by-french-engraver-1835-molire-th-2AW5DCB.jpg)
1650 ca , FRANCE : The french playwriter MOLIERE ( born Jean-Baptiste Poquelin , 1622 - 1673 ) . Portrait by french engraver , 1835 . - Molière - Th Stock Photo - Alamy
For Reading Addicts - #OTD in 1622 Molière was born. Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, known by his stage name Molière, was a French playwright, actor and poet, widely regarded as one of the greatest
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