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Voltaire
François-Marie Arouet
(; 21 November 1694 – 30 May 1778), known by his
nom de plume
Voltaire
(; ), was a French
Enlightenment
writer, historian, and
philosopher
famous for his wit, his attacks on the established Catholic Church, and his advocacy of
freedom of religion
,
freedom of expression
, and
separation of church and state
.
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