Quo Fuit places 3 dated presences for Molière across 2 places, from 1622 to 1654.
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Jean-Baptiste Poquelin (15 January 1622 (baptised) – 17 February 1673), known by his stage name Molière, was a French playwright, actor, and poet, widely regarded as one of the great writers in the French language and world literature.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
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Where Molière was documented, and when
15 January 1622exact date
Parisattested“Molière was born in Paris shortly before his christening as Jean Poquelin on 15 January 1622.”source: Wikipedia: Molière
1642year
Orléansattested“Molière also studied as a provincial lawyer some time around 1642, probably in Orléans, but it is not documented that he ever qualified.”source: Wikipedia: Molière
1654 to 1656period
Parisattested“He began to write full, five-act comedies in verse (L'Étourdi (Lyon, 1654) and Le dépit amoureux (Béziers, 1656)), which although immersed in the gags of contemporary Italian troupes, were successful as part of Madeleine Béjart and Moliè…”source: Wikipedia: Molière
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1658year
Louvrementioned“Molière reached Paris in 1658 and performed in front of the King at the Louvre (then for rent as a theatre) in Corneille's tragedy Nicomède and in the farce Le Docteur Amoureux with some success.”source: Wikipedia: Molière
1658year
Parismentioned“Molière reached Paris in 1658 and performed in front of the King at the Louvre (then for rent as a theatre) in Corneille's tragedy Nicomède and in the farce Le Docteur Amoureux with some success.”source: Wikipedia: Molière
18 November 1659exact date
Petit-Bourbonmentioned“(The two companies performed in the theatre on different nights.) The premiere of Molière's Les Précieuses Ridicules (The Affected Young Ladies) took place at the Petit-Bourbon on 18 November 1659.”source: Wikipedia: Molière
1664year
Versaillesmentioned“Tartuffe, ou L'Imposteur was also performed at Versailles, in 1664, and created the greatest scandal of Molière's artistic career.”source: Wikipedia: Molière
1668year
Castle of Saint-Germain-en-Layementioned“Le Sicilien ou L'Amour peintre was written for festivities at the castle of Saint-Germain-en-Laye, and was followed in 1668 by Amphitryon, inspired both by Plautus' work of the same name and Jean Rotrou's successful reconfiguration of th…”source: Wikipedia: Molière
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