Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, known by his stage name Moli re, (1622 - 1673) was a French playwright and actor who is considered to be one of the greatest masters of comedy in Western literature.] Among Moli re's best-known works are Le Misanthrope (The Misanthrope), L' cole des Femmes (The School for Wives), Tartuffe ou L'Imposteur (Tartuffe or the Hypocrite), L'Avare (The Miser), Le Malade Imaginaire (The Imaginary Invalid), and Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme...