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Francois Marie Arouet Voltaire

About the Author

In 1764, when the Philosophical Dictionary appeared, Voltaire was living in virtual exile, far from the French capital. He was, however, an extremely prolific writer universally recognized as the leader of the Enlightenment. Among his other famous works are Candide (1759) and Treatise on Tolerance (1763).

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