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Francois Marie Arouet (Voltaire): French Author And Philosopher 1694 - 1778 A.D.
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Francois Marie Arouet (Voltaire): French Author and Philosopher 1694 - 1778 A.D.
Francois Marie Arouet (pen name Voltaire) was born on November 21, 1694 in Paris.
Voltaire's style, wit, intelligence and keen sense of justice made him one of
France's greatest writers and philosophers.
Young Francois ....
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Voltaire returned to a hero's welcome in Paris at age 83. The excitement of the
trip was too much for him and he died in Paris. Because of his criticism of the
church Voltaire was denied burial in church ground. He was finally buried at an
abbey in Champagne. In 1791 his remains were moved to a resting place at the
Pantheon in Paris.
In 1814 a group of "ultras" (right-wing religious) stole Voltaire's remains and
dumped them in a garbage heap. No one was the wiser for some 50 years. His
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