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Sunday, September 27, 2020
Basic timeline of Voltaire
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This post is a basic timeline of writer Voltaire (1694-1778). There are 17 events listed below chronologically. Source: Wikipedia
- 1694: Born in Paris, France
- 1713: Became a secretary to the French ambassador in The Hague, Netherlands
- 1723: Publishes La Henriade
- 1724: Publishes Mariamne
- 1726: Arrested due to conflict with Guy Auguste Rohan-Chabot
- 1726: Exiled to London, England
- 1733: Publishes Letters Concerning the English Nation
- 1738: Publishes Elements of the Philosophy of Newton
- 1750-1751: Served as chamberlain to Frederick the Great in Berlin, Prussia
- 1753: Moves to Geneva, Switzerland
- 1756: Publishes Essay on the Customs and Spirit of the Nations
- 1758: Moves to Ferney, France
- 1759: Publishes Candide
- 1764: Publishes Dictionnaire philosophique
- 1778: Moves back to Paris
- 1778: Died at age 83 in Paris, France