Voltaire Biography in 6 Minutes

A concise introduction to the author's life, family, works, and controversies.
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François-Marie Arouet, better known by his pen name Voltaire, was born on November 21, 1694, in Paris, France. He was the youngest of five children in a middle-class family. His father, François Arouet, was a notary and treasury official, while his...