Voltaire
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1694Paris
Voltaire was a French Enlightenment philosopher, writer, and historian, author of 'Candide' and 'Letters on the English'. Known for his fight against religious fanaticism.
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Johann Wolfgang von GoetheOther«influenced by»
CiceroOther«influenced by»
Alexander PushkinOther«influenced by»
Blaise PascalOther«influenced by»
Gottfried Wilhelm LeibnizOther«member of: Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences»
Immanuel KantOther«member of: Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences»
Friedrich SchillerOther«member of: Royal Swedish Academy of Letters, History and Antiquities»
Benedictus de SpinozaOther«influenced by: Ibn Tufayl»
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- occupation
- philosopher·poet·historian·essayist·playwright·autobiographer
- country of citizenship
- France·Kingdom of France
- member of
- Royal Society·Académie Française·Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences·Russian Academy of Sciences·Royal Swedish Academy of Letters, History and Antiquities·freemasonry