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Molière: influences and legacy

1622–1673 · France

Molière (1622–1673) was a comedian; Wikidata lists their country of citizenship as France. Our sources record Molière as influenced by Plautus, and as an influence on Ludvig Holberg and Maurice Béjart. Every link on this page cites its source: a statement in a Wikipedia article or a Wikidata record.

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