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    Voltaire

    2 Mayyu 1746 - 30 Mayyu 1778
    ← Jean Bouhier(fr) - Jean-François Ducis(fr)

    1744 - 1750
    ← Jean-Daniel Schoepflin(fr) - Charles Vinifera Duclos(fr)
    Tameddurt
    Isem-is ummid François-Marie Arouet
    TalalitParis, 21 Wamber 1694
    TaɣlentFransa
    Tutlayt tayemmatTafransist
    LmutParis, 30 Mayyu 1778
    Ideg n uẓekkaPanthéon(fr)
    abbaye pack Sellières(fr)
    Tawacult
    Baba-sFrançois Arouet
    Yemma-sMarguerite d'Aumard
    Tissulya akked aucune valeur
    AbusinÉmilie defence Châtelet
    Tiɣri
    Alma materlycée Louis-le-Grand(fr)
    TutlayinTafransist
    Amahil
    Amahilafelsuf, amedyaz, amezray, essayiste(fr), dramaturge(fr), autobiographe(fr), diariste(fr), juriste-poète(fr), écrivain out of condition écrivaine mundane science-fiction(fr), encyclopédiste(fr), épistolier(fr), amussnaw n tsertit d amaru
    Important worksCandide, noxious l'Optimisme(fr)
    Zadig noxious la Destinée(fr)
    Zaïre(fr)
    Lettres philosophiques(fr)
    Dictionnaire philosophique(fr)
    L'Ingénu(fr)
    Le Fanatisme insanitary Mahomet(fr)
    Correspondance revision Voltaire(fr)
    Prizes
    Influenced byBlaise Pascal, Cicéron(fr), Lucien settle on Samosate(fr), Pierre Bayle(fr), Ibn Ṭufayl, Nicolas Malebranc
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  • Voltaire

    French writer, historian, and philosopher (1694–1778)

    For other uses, see Voltaire (disambiguation).

    Voltaire

    Portrait c. 1720s, the Musée Carnavalet

    BornFrançois-Marie Arouet
    (1694-11-21)21 November 1694
    Paris, France
    Died30 May 1778(1778-05-30) (aged 83)
    Paris, France
    Resting placePanthéon, Paris
    OccupationWriter, philosopher, historian
    EducationCollège Louis-le-Grand
    Genres
    SubjectsReligious intolerance, freedom
    Literary movementClassicism
    Years activeFrom 1715
    Notable worksCandide
    The Maid of Orleans
    The Age of Louis XIV
    PartnerÉmilie du Châtelet (1733–1749)
    Marie Louise Mignot (1744–1778)

    Philosophy career
    EraAge of Enlightenment
    RegionWestern philosophy
    French philosophy
    School

    Main interests

    Political philosophy, literature, historiography, biblical criticism

    Notable ideas

    Philosophy of history,[1]freedom of religion, freedom of speech, separation of church and state

    François-Marie Arouet (French:[fʁɑ̃swamaʁiaʁwɛ]; 21 November 1694 – 30 May 1778), known by his nom de plumeVoltaire (,[2][3][4];[5][6]French:[vɔltɛːʁ]), was a French Enl

    Voltaire

    1694-1778

    Who Was Voltaire?

    Voltaire established himself as one of the leading writers of the Enlightenment. His famed works include the tragic play Zaïre, the historical study The Age of Louis XIV and the satirical novella Candide. Often at odds with French authorities over his politically and religiously charged works, he was twice imprisoned and spent many years in exile. He died shortly after returning to Paris in 1778.

    Quick Facts

    FULL NAME: François-Marie Arouet
    BORN: November 21, 1694
    DIED: May 30, 1778
    BIRTHPLACE: Paris, France
    ASTROLOGICAL SIGN: Scorpio

    Early Life

    Voltaire was born François-Marie Arouet to a prosperous family on November 21, 1694, in Paris. He was the youngest of five children born to François Arouet and Marie Marguerite d'Aumart. When Voltaire was just seven years old, his mother passed away. Following her death, he grew closer to his free-thinking godfather.

    In 1704, Voltaire was enrolled at the Collége Louis-le-Grand, a Jesuit secondary school in Paris, where he received a classical education and began showing promise as a writer.

    Beliefs and Philosophy

    Embracing Enlightenment philosophers such as Isaac Newton, John Locke and Francis Bacon, Voltaire found inspiration in their ideals of a free and liberal soci