Voltaire
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Voltaire was an influential 18th-century French writer, philosopher, and satirist known for his advocacy of reason, civil liberties, and criticism of religious and political authority.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Voltaire canonical | 122 |
| François-Marie Arouet | 3 |
| François-Marie Arouet (Voltaire) | 1 |
Statements (67)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Enlightenment philosopher
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deist ⓘ dramatist ⓘ essayist ⓘ historian ⓘ human ⓘ pamphleteer ⓘ poet ⓘ satirist ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| advocated |
civil liberties
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legal reform ⓘ separation of church and state ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Frederick II of Prussia
ⓘ
surface form:
Frederick the Great
Marquise du Châtelet ⓘ |
| birthName |
Voltaire
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
François-Marie Arouet
|
| burialPlace | Panthéon, Paris ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | illness ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
France
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surface form:
Kingdom of France
|
| dateOfBirth | 1694-11-21 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1778-05-30 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Lycée Louis-le-Grand
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surface form:
Collège Louis-le-Grand
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| genre |
philosophical fiction
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poetry ⓘ satire ⓘ tragedy ⓘ |
| influenced |
Denis Diderot
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French Revolution thinkers ⓘ Jean-Jacques Rousseau ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Isaac Newton
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John Locke ⓘ Pierre Bayle ⓘ |
| knownFor |
advocacy of freedom of speech
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advocacy of religious tolerance ⓘ criticism of absolute monarchy ⓘ critique of organized religion ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| movement | Age of Enlightenment ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Candide
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Encyclopédie ⓘ
surface form:
Dictionnaire philosophique
Essai sur les mœurs et l’esprit des nations ⓘ Charles XII of Sweden ⓘ
surface form:
Histoire de Charles XII
La Henriade ⓘ La Princesse de Babylone ⓘ Lettres philosophiques ⓘ Micromégas ⓘ Traité sur la tolérance ⓘ Zadig ⓘ |
| occupation |
essayist
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historian ⓘ novelist ⓘ philosopher ⓘ playwright ⓘ poet ⓘ satirist ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool |
Enlightenment rationalism
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deism ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Paris
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surface form:
Paris, Kingdom of France
|
| placeOfDeath |
Paris
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surface form:
Paris, Kingdom of France
|
| pseudonym | Voltaire ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism (culturally) ⓘ |
| religiousView | deism ⓘ |
| residence |
Cirey, Kingdom of France
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Ferney-Voltaire ⓘ
surface form:
Ferney, Kingdom of France
|
| style |
irony
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satire ⓘ wit ⓘ |
Referenced by (126)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
François-Marie Arouet
this entity surface form:
François-Marie Arouet (Voltaire)
subject surface form:
Émilie du Châtelet
subject surface form:
Émilie du Châtelet
this entity surface form:
François-Marie Arouet