VOLTAIRE

Writer, Historian, Philosopher and Lawyer

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1694

François-Marie Arouet was born

on November 21, 1694 in
Paris,French.

1681

He attended the Louis-le-Grand

College, where he studied with
the Jesuits

1715

He obtained the position

of secretary of the French
embassy in The Hague

1718

He definitively adopted
the pseudonym Voltaire

1726

Voltaire was imprisoned

again and this time exiled to
England

1778

He returned to his native Paris to

attend the premiere of his latest
work, Irene, despite his delicate
health and died on May 30 of the
same year at the age of 83.