Voltaire, French Philosopher and Satirist(1694-1778)

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Just the Facts:

• Name: François-Marie Arouet
• Known as: Voltaire
• Birth: November 21, 1694, Paris, France
• Death: May 30, 1778, Paris, France
• Language: French
• Who he was: French philosopher and satirist; Candide; Lettres Philosophiques (Letters Concerning the English Nation); Micromégas; Zadig; Songe de Platon (Plato's Dream)
• Included in lists (What's This?): GBWW (+10YP); GGB (+PGR 2, 3); LRP; HC; Bloom; GC

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