Voltaire
French writer and campaigner against intolerance; he lived in England, at Cirey, Berlin and Ferney, and died in Paris in 1778.
Person21 Nov 1694 – 30 May 1778
Over time
corresponded with
Frederick the Great
partner of →
Émilie du Châtelet
patron
Frederick the Great
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- Wikidata Q9068
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- Frederick the Greatsince 1736
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- Émilie du Châteletsince 1733
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- Frederick the Great1750 – 1753
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Appears in13 items
- The Enlightenment13 items
- Voltaire in EnglandMay 1726
- Newton dies at Kensington20 Mar 1726/27 O.S.
- Émilie du Châtelet and Voltaire at Cirey1734
- Voltaire’s Philosophical Letters are burned in Paris · author10 Jun 1734
- Madame du Deffand’s salon1747
- Voltaire at Frederick the Great’s courtJul 1750
- The Lisbon earthquake1 Nov 1755
- Candide · authorJan 1759
- Voltaire at Ferney1759
- Jean Calas is broken on the wheel in Toulouse10 Mar 1762
- Voltaire’s Treatise on Tolerance · author1763
- Franklin and Voltaire embrace at the Academy of Sciences29 Apr 1778
- Voltaire dies in Paris30 May 1778