Molière Sagnier. Molière Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, known by his stage name Molière (; ; 15 January 162217 February 1673), was a French playwright, actor and poet, widely regarded as one of the greatest writers in the French language and universal literature. His extant works includes comedies, farces, tragicomedies, comédie-ballets, and more. His plays have been translated into every major living language and are performed at the Comédie-Française more often than those of any other playwright today. His influence is such that the French language itself is often referred to as the "language of Molière". Born into a prosperous family and having studied
Jean-Baptiste Robinet de l’homme d’État et du citoyen" (1777–83) created as a "library of statesmen and citizens”. Robinet also published numerous translations into French, in particular, works by David Hume and Johann Joachim Winckelmann. He was probably the translator of Hume's "Essays Moral and Political" and drew heavily upon it in his "Considerations sur l'état présent de la littérature en Europe". Jean-Baptiste Robinet Jean-Baptiste Robinet (; 23 June 1735 – 24 March 1820), also known as Jean-Baptiste-René Robinet, was a French naturalist, known for his five-volume work "De la nature" (1761-8). He was also involved in the sequel publications to the "Encyclopédie",