Biography
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François-Marie Arouet (21 November 1694 – 30 May 1778), known by his nom de plume Voltaire (/voʊlˈtɛər/; French: [vɔl.tɛːʁ]), was a French Enlightenment writer, historian, and philosopher famous for his wit, his attacks on the established Catholic Church, and his advocacy of freedom of religion, freedom of expression, and separation of church and state.
Voltaire was a versatile writer, producing works in almost every literary form, including plays, poems, novels, essays, and historical and scientific works. He wrote more than 20,000 letters and more than 2,000 books and pamphlets. He was an outspoken advocate of several liberties, despite the risk this placed him in under the strict censorship laws of the time. As a satirical polemicist, he frequently made use of his works to criticize intolerance, religious dogma, and the French institutions of his day.
Filmography
all 23
Movies 23
Writer 16
Rossini: Semiramide (2018)
Alzira (2012)
Candide (2005)
Candide (2003)
Tancredi (1992)
Candide (1991)
Semiramide (1990)
Leonard Bernstein - Bernstein - Candide (1989)
Dandy (1988)
Candide (1986)
The Artless One (1972)
Candinho (1954)
Sémiramis (1910)
Candide
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Known For
Writing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1694-11-21
Deathday
1778-05-30 (83 years old)
Birth Name
François-Marie Arouet
Birth Place
Paris,
Lifestyle
Vegetarianism
Religion
atheism
Height
Father
François d'Arouet
Mother
Marguerite d'Aumard
Citizenships
Also Known As
François-Marie Arouet
Awards
Fellow of the Royal Society, Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order
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