Definition of Jean-baptiste poquelin

1. Noun. French author of sophisticated comedies (1622-1673).

Exact synonyms: Moliere
Generic synonyms: Dramatist, Playwright

Lexicographical Neighbors of Jean-baptiste Poquelin

Jayne
Jaynes
Jaynesian
Jayshullah
Jaysus
Jayzus
Jaz
Jazmin
Jazmine
Jdg.
JeOS
JeOSes
Jeames
Jeameses
Jean
Jean-Baptiste Poquelin
Jean-Claude Duvalier
Jean-Frederic Joliot
Jean-Frederic Joliot-Curie
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Jean-Louis Lebris de Kerouac
Jean-Paul Sartre
Jean-Philippe Rameau
Jean Anouilh
Jean Antoine Watteau
Jean Arp
Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres
Jean Baptiste Camille Corot
Jean Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur
Jean Baptiste Joseph Fourier

Literary usage of Jean-baptiste poquelin

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1888)
"MOLIÈRE (1622-1673), to give Jean Baptiste Poquelin the stage name which he chose, for some undiscovered reason, to assume, was born in Paris, ..."

2. How to Appreciate the Drama: An Elementary Treatise on Dramatic Art by Thomas Littlefield Marble (1914)
"Frontispiece William Shakespeare 23 Moliere (Jean Baptiste Poquelin) 33 Richard Brinsley Sheridan 43 David Garrick 53 Oliver Goldsmith 67 Edmund Kean 73 ..."

Other Resources:

Search for Jean-baptiste poquelin on Dictionary.com!Search for Jean-baptiste poquelin on Thesaurus.com!Search for Jean-baptiste poquelin on Google!Search for Jean-baptiste poquelin on Wikipedia!

Search