Claude de La Rose, better known as Rosimond, (c.1640 –

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, 31 October 1686) was a 17th-century French playwright and actor. In 1668, he had his first play ''Le Duel fantasque, ou les Valets rivaux'' presented in

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. The following year, he gave ''Le Nouveau festin de Pierre, ou l'Athée foudroyé'' at the

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, to which he remained attached until 1673, moving later to the Hôtel de Guénégaud. There, he revived roles by

Molière 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 liter ...

, especially ''

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'', and became one of the first

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in 1680 (see

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). He died in the same circumstances as Molière, when coming out of stage, and his family met the same difficulties for his burial (see

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). Under the

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Jean-Baptiste Du Mesnil, Rosimond wrote ''Vie des Saints pour tous les jours de l'année'', published in

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. The same year, he acquired a house with vines in

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, a house which is now the

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. His rich theatrical library is in

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