Paris, Kingdom of France, 21 November 1694
Paris, Kingdom of France, 30 May 1778
philosopher

Voltaire



Portrait c. 1720s, the Musée Carnavalet

Paris, Kingdom of France, 21 November 1694
Paris, Kingdom of France, 30 May 1778
philosopher

Voltaire



Voltaire was imprisoned in the Bastille from 16 May 1717 to 15 April 1718 in a windowless cell with ten-foot-thick walls

Paris, Kingdom of France, 21 November 1694
Paris, Kingdom of France, 30 May 1778
philosopher

Voltaire



Elémens de la philosophie de Neuton, 1738

Paris, Kingdom of France, 21 November 1694
Paris, Kingdom of France, 30 May 1778
philosopher

Voltaire



In the frontispiece to Voltaire's book on Newton's philosophy, Émilie du Châtelet appears as Voltaire's muse, reflecting Newton's heavenly insights down to Voltaire

Paris, Kingdom of France, 21 November 1694
Paris, Kingdom of France, 30 May 1778
philosopher

Voltaire



Tomb of Voltaire in the Pantheon in Paris

Paris, Kingdom of France, 21 November 1694
Paris, Kingdom of France, 30 May 1778
philosopher

Voltaire



Title page of Voltaire's Candide, 1759

Paris, Kingdom of France, 21 November 1694
Paris, Kingdom of France, 30 May 1778
philosopher

Voltaire



Voltaire at 70; engraving from 1843 edition of his Philosophical Dictionary

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