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Voltaire

François-Marie Arouet, better known by the pen name Voltaire, was a French Enlightenment writer and philosopher famous for his wit and for his advocacy of civil liberties, including freedom of religion and free trade. Voltaire was a prolific writer and produced works in almost every literary form including plays, poetry, novels, essays, historical and scientific works, more than 20,000 letters and more than 2,000 books and pamphlets. He was an outspoken supporter of social reform, despite strict censorship laws and harsh penalties for those who broke them. As a satirical polemicist, he frequently made use of his works to criticize intolerance, religious dogma and the French institutions of his day.

Voltaire was one of several Enlightenment figures (along with Montesquieu, John Locke and Jean-Jacques Rousseau) whose works and ideas influenced important thinkers of both the American and French Revolutions. (Source)

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

Born 21 November 1694
Died 30 May 1778

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    First published in 1784 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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    First published in 1852 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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    First published in 1761 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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    First published in 1758 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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    First published in 1834 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Henriade; with the Battle of Fontenoy: dissertations on Man, Law of nature, Destruction of Lisbon, Temple of taste, and Temple of friendship, from the French of M. de Voltaire; with notes of all the commentators.

    First published in 1859 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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    First published in 1825 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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    First published in 1785 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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    First published in 1774 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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    First published in 1968 2 editions in 2 languages — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Mémoires de M. de Voltaire.

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    First published in 1739 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Romances, novels, and tales, Voltaire.

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    First published in 1803 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Voltaire's Essay on epic poetry: a study and an edition

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

Born 21 November 1694
Died 30 May 1778
Subjects
History, Translations into English, Early works to 1800, Philosophy, Continental european fiction (fictional works by one author), Voltaire, 1694-1778, Histoire, French literature, Dictionaries, History and criticism, Religion, World history, Correspondence, Criticism and interpretation, Fiction, Bible, Bio-bibliography, French Authors, French language, French language materials, Poetry, Religious tolerance, Critique et interprétation, Drama, Fiction, general
Places
France, Europe, Russia, Great Britain, Sweden, United States, Angleterre, Buenos Aires, Grande-Bretagne, Holy Roman Empire, London, Lucerne, Memphis, Orbis Tertius, Paris (France), Prussia (Germany), Soviet Union, Tlön, Uqbar
People
Voltaire (1694-1778), Charles XII King of Sweden (1682-1718), Peter I Emperor of Russia (1672-1725), Jean Calas (1698-1762), Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778), Joan of Arc, Saint (1412-1431), Pierre Corneille (1606-1684), Cesare Beccaria marchese di (1738-1794), Charles XII King of Sweden, Frederick II King of Prussia (1712-1786), King of Sweden, 1682-1718 Charles XII, Louis XIV King of France, Louis XIV King of France (1638-1715), Adolfo Bioy Casares, Blaise Pascal (1623-1662), Calas family, Charles XII King of Sweden (1683-1718), Charlotte Sophie Bentinck-Von Aldenburg (1715-1800), Ezra Buckley, Faucigny Lucinge, Fu, er tai, . (1694-1778), Gabriel Cramer (1723-1793), Henri, - Benac, Henry IV King of France (1553-1610), Herbert Ashe
Time
18th century, Louis XIV, 1643-1715, Louis XV, 1715-1774, 17th century, Peter I, 1689-1725, 1643-1715 (Louis XIV), Bourbons, 1589-1789, Charles XII, 1697-1718, 1492-1648, 18e siècle, 476-1492, 16th century, Medieval period, 987-1515, To 987, 1589-1789, 1648-1715, 1689-1800, 1689-1801, 1715-1774, 1762, 1778, 1935-1947, 1940, 1941, 1942

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  • F. M. de Voltaire
  • J. F. M. de Voltaire
  • Jean Francois Marie Arouet de Voltaire
  • Jean Francois-Mari Arouet de Voltaire
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  • Вольтер
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  • François Marie Arouet de Voltaire
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  • François-Marie Arouet de Voltaire
  • François-Marie AROUET
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  • Francois-Marie Arouet
  • François-Marie Arouet
  • François (Francois) Marie Arouet
  • Voltaire (Francois Marie Arouet)
  • François Marie Arouet Voltaire
  • François Marie de Voltaire
  • Francois Marie Arouet (Voltaire)
  • Voltaire 1694-1778
  • Francois-Marie Arouet (Voltaire)
  • François-Marie Voltaire
  • Frangois Marie Voltaire
  • M. Voltaire
  • Voltaire (François Marie Arouet)
  • Autor Voltaire

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