![Voltaire, whose real name was François-Marie Arouet, was a prominent French philosopher, writer, and intellectual during the Enlightenment period. He was born on November 21, 1694, and is renowned for his wit, Voltaire, whose real name was François-Marie Arouet, was a prominent French philosopher, writer, and intellectual during the Enlightenment period. He was born on November 21, 1694, and is renowned for his wit,](https://l450v.alamy.com/450v/2rcd3ab/voltaire-whose-real-name-was-franois-marie-arouet-was-a-prominent-french-philosopher-writer-and-intellectual-during-the-enlightenment-period-he-was-born-on-november-21-1694-and-is-renowned-for-his-wit-satire-and-advocacy-for-civil-liberties-freedom-of-speech-and-religious-tolerance-voltaires-works-including-plays-poetry-novels-and-philosophical-essays-made-him-one-of-the-most-influential-thinkers-of-his-time-his-famous-novella-candide-satirized-the-optimism-and-philosophical-ideas-prevalent-during-the-era-voltaire-was-a-staunch-critic-of-social-and-political-injustices-2rcd3ab.jpg)
Voltaire, whose real name was François-Marie Arouet, was a prominent French philosopher, writer, and intellectual during the Enlightenment period. He was born on November 21, 1694, and is renowned for his wit,
![Voltaire laments the destruction of Lisbon in an earthquake and criticises the philosophers who thought that “all's well with the world” and the religious who thought it was “God's will” (1755) Voltaire laments the destruction of Lisbon in an earthquake and criticises the philosophers who thought that “all's well with the world” and the religious who thought it was “God's will” (1755)](https://oll-resources.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/oll3/store/people/3804/Voltaire.png)
Voltaire laments the destruction of Lisbon in an earthquake and criticises the philosophers who thought that “all's well with the world” and the religious who thought it was “God's will” (1755)
![DIRECTIONS Title page 52 “Voltaire: Religious Freedom and Free Speech.” Write what is in blue. Write small and write neatly. - ppt download DIRECTIONS Title page 52 “Voltaire: Religious Freedom and Free Speech.” Write what is in blue. Write small and write neatly. - ppt download](https://images.slideplayer.com/13/3972792/slides/slide_3.jpg)