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Voltaire

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Profession
Historian
Died
May 30, 1778
Zodiac
Scorpio
Born in
ParisFrance
About
French Enlightenment writer, historian, and philosopher who became known for his wit and his pointed social critique. His popular work, Candide, satirized French nobility and the church.
Family
He and his four older siblings were the children of a Parisian attorney. He adopted the name Voltaire in 1718.

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