Voltaire

(b. Nov. 21, 1694, Paris, Île-de-France, France – d. May 30, 1778, Paris, Île-de-France, France )

Gender: M

François-Marie Arouet (1694-1778) was a philosopher, dramatist and polemicist who wrote under the pen-name ‘Voltaire’. Driven by a hatred of religious wars and fanaticism, he advocated the separation of church and state and religious toleration.

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Voltaire

Mentioned in 6 letters

Title	EMCO ID
Letter from Elizabeth Montagu to George Lyttelton, 1st Baron Lyttelton of Frankley	994
Letter from Elizabeth Montagu to James Beattie	1798
Letter from Elizabeth Montagu to James Beattie	1890
Letter from Elizabeth Montagu to James Beattie	1894
Letter from Elizabeth Montagu to James Beattie	2190
Letter from Elizabeth Montagu to Elizabeth Carter	3091

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