Voltaire
1694–1778
French Enlightenment writer known for his wit and defense of civil liberties.
Voltaire (1694–1778) was a philosopher, born and died in Paris.
- Known as
- Philosopher
- Category
- Thinkers
- Born
- 1694, Paris
- Died
- 1778, Paris
Age of Enlightenment
- David Hume 1711–1776, philosopher
- Adam Smith 1723–1790, economist and philosopher
- Immanuel Kant 1724–1804, philosopher
- Jean-Jacques Rousseau 1712–1778, philosopher
Alive at the same time as Voltaire
- Montesquieu 1689–1755, political philosopher
- Anne Bonny c. 1697–c. 1782, pirate
- John Wesley 1703–1791, religious leader
- Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab 1703–1792, religious leader
- Benjamin Franklin 1706–1790, statesman and inventor
- Carl Linnaeus 1707–1778, biologist
- Leonhard Euler 1707–1783, mathematician
- David Hume 1711–1776, philosopher
- Jean-Jacques Rousseau 1712–1778, philosopher
- Denis Diderot 1713–1784, philosopher
- Adam Smith 1723–1790, economist and philosopher
- Immanuel Kant 1724–1804, philosopher
Portrait: Nicolas de Largillière, CC0.
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