Name

Voltaire

Original name

Francois-Marie Arouet

Main activity

Philosopher

Secondary activity

Historian, Writer, Poet

Title

Name variations

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Education place

Paris

Education institution

Jesuit College Louis-le-Grand

Activity place

Paris

Activity institution

Activity start date

Activity end date

Place of birth

Paris

Date of birth

1694

Place of death

Paris

Date of death

1778

Bibliographical references

de Vries, Susanna, “Voltaire”, in: Christian-Muslim Relations 1500 - 1900, General Editor David Thomas. Consulted online on 02 June 2022 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/2451-9537_cmrii_COM_29779>

Descriptive card

One of the most influential French philosophers of the 18th century Reader of George Sale's Koran, Voltaire had some writtings about Islam, the Prophet and the Qur'an.

Entry author

Yaser Gün