Voltaire

Person · Open Library

Born

21 November 1694

Died

30 May 1778

Works

3976

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Film & TV

Writing · Paris, France

François-Marie Arouet, known by his nom de plume Voltaire, 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,…

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type

Person

Gender

Male

Origin

United Kingdom

Active from

1694

Active to

1778

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners

140,173

Total plays

5,431,175

Voltaire is a name of at least four acts: 1) A mononym of Aurelio Voltaire Hernández (b. 1967, Havana, Cuba), a singer/songwriter whose music has its roots deeply embedded in European folk and also has influences from the gothic scene. He has also been directing commercials and animating short films for ten years, the best known of these are his Hieronymus Bosch-inspired station MTV IDs. Inspired by the films of Ray Harryhausen (Jason and the Argonauts, The 7th Voyage of Sinbad), Voltaire began animating at the age of ten on a super8 camera. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Voltaire">Read more on Last.fm</a>

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

1. Comparisons of the Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 (OCO-2) <i>X</i> _{CO ₂} measurements with TCCON

   · 2017 · cited 339x

2. Improved retrievals of carbon dioxide from Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 with the version 8 ACOS algorithm

   · 2018 · cited 260x

3. Methane retrieved from TROPOMI: improvement of the data product and validation of the first 2 years of measurements

   · 2021 · cited 226x

4. Tracking bioactive compounds with colour changes in foods – A review

   · 2013 · cited 183x

5. Membrane concentration of liquid foods by forward osmosis: Process and quality view

   · 2012 · cited 174x

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Authority record · VIAF

Lifespan

1694–1778

Nationality

FR, GB, DE, CH, FRA

Role / Field

Philosopher, Author, Poet, Philosophes, Ecrivains, Philosophy modern 18th century

Language

fre, fra

Gender

Male

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Quotes

• “On parle toujours mal quand on n'a rien à dire.”
• “L'homme doit être content, dit-on; mais de quoi?”
• “Le public est une bête féroce: il faut l'enchaîner ou la fuir.”
• “L'amour est de toutes les passions la plus forte, parce qu'elle attaque à la fois la tête, le cœur et le corps.”
• “If I had had more time, this letter would have been shorter.”
• “La vertu s'avilit à se justifier.”

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Key facts

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Atelier de Nicolas de Largillière, portrait de Voltaire, détail (musée Carnavalet) -002.jpg

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Portrait by Nicolas de Largillière,

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François-Marie Arouet

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Paris, France

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Paris, France

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Panthéon, Paris

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Writer, philosopher, historian

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Collège Louis-le-Grand

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Classicism

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Religious intolerance, freedom

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From 1715

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CandideThe Maid of OrleansThe Age of Louis XIV

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Émilie du Châtelet (1733–1749)Marie Louise Mignot (1744–1778)

Philosopher.embed

yes

Philosopher.era

Age of Enlightenment

Philosopher.region

Western philosophyFrench philosophy

Philosopher.main_interests

Political philosophy, literature, historiography, biblical criticism

Philosopher.notable_ideas

Philosophy of history, freedom of religion, freedom of speech, separation of church and state

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Wikidata facts

Image

Nicolas de Largillière - Portrait de Voltaire (1694-1778) en 1718 - P208 - Musée Carnavalet - 2.jpg

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