Voltaire
French writer, historian, and philosopher (1694–1778)
Voltaire
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| Alternative names |
François-Marie Arouet | ||
| Description | French philosopher, poet, historian, essayist, playwright and autobiographer | ||
| Date of birth/death |
21 November 1694  |
30 May 1778 | |
| Location of birth/death |
Paris |
Paris | |
| Work period | 18th century | ||
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Portraits of Voltaire
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Portrait of Voltaire, c. 1725 -
c. 1736 -
Daniel Chodowiecki: Voltaire am Schreibtisch, 1778 -
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Voltaire at his desk. Engraving by Baquoy -
Adolph von Menzel: Tafelrunde König Friedrich II. Voltaire is on the left. -
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Portrait of Voltaire in Élémens de la philosophie de Neuton, 1738 -
Statues of Voltaire
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Voltaire naked, by Jean-Baptiste Pigalle, 1776, Louvre. -
Voltaire naked, by Jean-Baptiste Pigalle, 1776, Louvre. -
Voltaire naked, by Jean-Baptiste Pigalle, 1776, Louvre. -
Buste de Voltaire avec perruque, Bust of Voltaire with wig, 1778, marbre, marble, National Gallery of Art, Washington, Jean Antoine Houdon (1741 - 1828) -
Voltaire statue in the Pantheon de Paris -
Statue in the Hôtel de Ville of Paris -
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Statue et tombe de Voltaire, Panthéon
Manuscript texts
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Voltaire handwriting, regarding the case Jean Calas. The phrase écrasez l'infâme at the bottom.
Books
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Candide -
Title page of Voltaires Lettres sur les Anglois (Letters about the English), printed in 1735. -
Voltaire's Lettres sur les Anglois. The beginning of chapter 10, Lettre sur la Commerce. Printed in 1735. -
Frontispiece to Voltaire's interpretation of Isaac Newton's work, Elémens de la philosophie de Newton (1738) -
Mahomet -
Essai sur les mœurs et l'esprit des nations -
Candide
Audiobooks
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FR - Voltaire - Lettre à Rousseau.ogg
Other
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Voltaire's home in Fernay, by Michel-Vincent Brangua -
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