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Wikipedia: François-Marie Arouet (21 November 1694 – 30 May 1778), better known by the pen name Voltaire, was a French Enlightenment writer, essayist, 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.
![[The Paris house in which Voltaire died]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Voltaire_last_house_s.jpg "The Paris house in which Voltaire died")
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![[Frontispiece and first page of chapter one of an early English translation by T]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/VoltaireCandidFrontis_2BChap01_1762_s.jpg "Frontispiece and first page of chapter one of an early English translation by T")
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![[Opening of Voltaire's grave, 1899]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Voltaire_opening_grave_s.jpg "Opening of Voltaire's grave, 1899")
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![[Voltaire at 70. Engraving from 1843 edition of his Philosophical Dictionary.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Voltaire_dictionary_s.jpg "Voltaire at 70. Engraving from 1843 edition of his Philosophical Dictionary.")
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