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Voltaire
François-Marie Arouet , better known by the pen name Voltaire , was a French Enlightenment writer, historian and philosopher famous for his wit and for his advocacy of civil liberties, including freedom of religion, free trade and separation of church and state...

is the pen name of French Enlightenment writer, historian, and philosopher François-Marie Arouet.

Voltaire may also refer to:
  • French battleship Voltaire (1911), a Danton-class pre-dreadnought battleship
  • Voltaire, one of the names of the French 74-gun Téméraire-class ship of the line Viala
    French ship Viala (1795)
    The Viala was a 74-gun of the French Navy launched in 1795. She was captured by the Royal Navy in 1806 and sold in 1814.-French service:...

  • Voltaire (crater)
    Voltaire (crater)
    Voltaire is an impact crater on Mars' moon Deimos and is approximately across. Voltaire crater is named after François-Marie Arouet, a French Enlightenment writer who was better known by the pen name Voltaire. Voltaire crater is one of two named features on Deimos, the other being Swift crater...

    , an impact crater on Mars' moon Deimos
  • Voltaire (film)
    Voltaire (film)
    Voltaire is a 1933 biographical film starring George Arliss as the renowned 18th century French writer and philosopher.-Cast:*George Arliss as Voltaire*Doris Kenyon as Madame Pompadour*Margaret Lindsay as Nanette Calas...

    , a 1933 biographical film starring George Arliss as the renowned 18th century French writer and philosopher
  • Voltaire (horse)
    Voltaire (horse)
    Voltaire was an influential sire of show jumpers and dressage horses. Additionally, he competed successfully at the international level in show jumping.*Lived: 1979-August 13, 2004*Height: 16.2 hh*Color: Bay...

    , an influential sire of show jumpers and dressage horses
  • Voltaire (musician)
    Voltaire (musician)
    Voltaire , is a popular dark cabaret Cuban-American musician...

     (born 1967), a popular dark cabaret Cuban-American musician
  • Voltaire (Paris Métro)
    Voltaire (Paris Metro)
    Voltaire is a station on line 9 of the Paris Métro. The station is located in the Place Léon Blum along with the town hall of the 11th arrondissement, which serves a lively district....

    , a station on line 9 of the Paris Métro
  • Voltaire, North Dakota
    Voltaire, North Dakota
    As of the census of 2000, there were 51 people, 20 households, 45 Dogs, 3 horses, and 14 families residing in the city. The population density was 125.1 people per square mile . There were 21 housing units at an average density of 51.5 per square mile...

    , a city in McHenry County, North Dakota in the United States
  • Voltaire Network
    Voltaire Network
    The Réseau Voltaire is an international non-profit organisation, based in Paris. It stated aim is the promotion of freedom and secularism , that is separation of church and state, faith and politics...

    , an international non-profit organisation
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