![]() Voltaire, in keeping with other Enlightenment thinkers of the era, was a deist - not by faith, according to him, but rather by reason. Beliefs and PhilosophyĮmbracing Enlightenment philosophers such as Isaac Newton, John Locke and Francis Bacon, Voltaire found inspiration in their ideals of a free and liberal society, along with freedom of religion and free commerce. In 1704, Voltaire was enrolled at the Collége Louis-le-Grand, a Jesuit secondary school in Paris, where he received a classical education and began showing promise as a writer. Following her death, he grew closer to his free-thinking godfather. When Voltaire was just seven years old, his mother passed away. He was the youngest of five children born to François Arouet and Marie Marguerite d'Aumart. Voltaire was born François-Marie Arouet to a prosperous family on November 21, 1694, in Paris, France. He died shortly after returning to Paris in 1778. ![]() Often at odds with French authorities over his politically and religiously charged works, he was twice imprisoned and spent many years in exile. His famed works include the tragic play Zaïre, the historical study The Age of Louis XIV and the satirical novella Candide. ![]() Voltaire established himself as one of the leading writers of the Enlightenment. ![]()
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