Voltaire's+Life

=Voltaire's life =

=Real name: Francois Marie =

Born on November, 21,1694. He was born in Paris, and Francois went to college at "Louis Le Grand". In 1714, he got his first job as a secretary for the French ambassador. In 1717, Francois got arrested from a letter he wrote to the French Goverment. He was imprisoned for 11 months in Bastille, and while Francois was there, he adopted his writing name Voltaire. Shortly after getting out of prison, Voltarie wrote more letters. One of these letters offended a very powerful man named Chevalier De Ronan. Voltarie was given a choice of imprisonment or exile, but instead he chose to run away. From 1726-1729, he left England and got very interested in John Locke and Issac Newton's experiments. Then, Voltarie wrote a book about English customs and institutions, and this book was taken as an offence to the French. He was forced to leave Paris again. In 1733, Francois was 39, and he met Madame Du Chatelet. These meetings turned into him staying and learning. In 1746, he got voted into the "Academie Francaise", and in 1749, Madame Du Cheatelet died. From there, he moved to Potsdam, but in 1755 he moved back to Paris. In 1759, he bought an Estate called Ferrey, which was located between the French and Swiss border. Ferrey became the intellectual capital of Europe. At age 83, Francois died on May 30, 1778. He was buried at an abbey in Champaign, but in 1791, he got moved to his final resting place in Pantheon, Paris. For more information [|click here] OR [|click here]  Created by: Kevin Correll