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François-Marie Arouet ( French: [fʁɑ̃swa maʁi aʁwɛ]; 21 November 1694 – 30 May 1778), known by his nom de plume M. de Voltaire ( / vɒlˈtɛər, voʊl -/; [2] [3] [4] also US: / vɔːl -/; [5] [6] French: [vɔltɛːʁ] ), was a French Enlightenment writer, philosopher ( philosophe ), satirist, and historian.
Voltaire, de son vrai nom François-Marie Arouet, né le 21 novembre 1694 à Paris où il est mort le 30 mai 1778, est un écrivain, notamment dramaturge et poète, un philosophe n 1 et un encyclopédiste français, figure majeure de la philosophie des Lumières, jouissant de son vivant d'une célébrité internationale.
Jun 3, 2024 · Voltaire (born November 21, 1694, Paris, France—died May 30, 1778, Paris) was one of the greatest of all French writers. Although only a few of his works are still read, he continues to be held in worldwide repute as a courageous crusader against tyranny, bigotry, and cruelty.
Nov 21, 2014 · On the anniversary of Voltaire’s birth, learn 10 things you may not know about one of the 18th century’s most quotable and controversial thinkers.
Aug 31, 2009 · François-Marie d’Arouet (1694–1778), better known by his pen name Voltaire, was a French writer and public activist who played a singular role in defining the eighteenth-century movement called the Enlightenment. At the center of his work was a new conception of philosophy and the philosopher that in several crucial respects influenced the ...
The Complete Works of Voltaire ( Œuvres complètes de Voltaire) is the first critical edition of the totality of Voltaire 's writings (in the original French) arranged chronologically.
Discover Voltaire famous and rare quotes. Share inspirational quotes by Voltaire and quotations about atheism and life. "If you want to know who controls you..."
Nov 23, 2023 · Voltaire (1694-1778) was a French author, historian, and philosopher whose thoughts on religious toleration and moderation of authoritarian power were influential during the Enlightenment.
Aug 9, 2023 · 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...
Voltaire was a man of paradoxes: the bourgeois who as de Voltaire gave himself aristocratic pretensions, but who as plain Voltaire later became a hero of the Revolution; the conservative in aesthetic matters who appeared as a radical in religious and political issues.
