Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, better known by his stage name Molière, is one of the greatest playwrights in French literature and Western theatre. Born in Paris on January 15, 1622, Molière was the son of an affluent upholsterer who held the office of 'Tapissier du Roi,' a royal appointment. His early education at the Jesuit Collège de Clermont, now Lycée Louis-le-Grand, laid classical foundations that ...