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Sunday, September 27, 2020

Basic timeline of Voltaire

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Maurice Quentin de La Tour

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