1694–1778 · French Enlightenment writer and philosopher
Voltaire
Voltaire was a French Enlightenment writer and philosopher, famous across Europe in his own lifetime for his wit and his campaigns against intolerance.
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About Voltaire
Voltaire was a French Enlightenment writer and philosopher, famous across Europe in his own lifetime for his wit and his campaigns against intolerance. Candide, his satirical tale of a naive optimist battered by the world, remains his most widely read work.
- Born
- 1694
- Died
- 1778
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