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 Voltaire had a tumultuous relationship with the French authorities, often facing censorship and imprisonment for his writings.[([[https://sevenov.com/voltaire/|sevenov]])]
+===== Living In Exile =====
+He spent several periods of his life living in exile to avoid persecution for his controversial ideas.[([[https://firstamendment.mtsu.edu/article/voltaire/|firstamendment]])]
+===== Fluent In Many Languages =====
+Voltaire was fluent in multiple languages, including French, Latin, English, Italian, and Spanish.[([[https://www.quora.com/What-evidence-do-we-have-that-Voltaire-spoke-Italian|quora]])]
+===== Member Of Intellectual Circles =====
+He was a member of several intellectual circles and corresponded with leading thinkers of his time, including Denis Diderot, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, and Benjamin Franklin.[([[https://www.studysmarter.co.uk/explanations/history/european-history/voltaire/|studysmarter]])]
+===== Advocated For Political Reform =====
+Voltaire was critical of the institution of monarchy and advocated for political reform, including greater power for the people and limits on royal authority.[([[https://www.jstor.org/stable/1945097|jstor]])]
+===== Advocate For Justice =====
+He was a passionate advocate for justice and campaigned against miscarriages of justice, such as wrongful convictions and torture.[([[https://www.voltaire.ox.ac.uk/about-voltaire/|voltaire]])]
+===== Interest In Science =====
+Voltaire had a keen interest in science and wrote extensively on scientific topics, including physics, biology, and astronomy.[([[https://academic.oup.com/book/931/chapter/135504326|oup]])]
+===== Newtonian Physics =====
+He popularized the ideas of Newtonian physics in France and helped to advance scientific knowledge during the Enlightenment.[([[https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/voltaire/|stanford]])]
+===== Supporter Of Vaccination =====
+Voltaire was an early supporter of vaccination, advocating for the use of inoculation to prevent smallpox.[([[https://www.cairn.info/revue-napoleonica-la-revue-2017-3-page-38.htm|cairn]])]
+===== Interest In Economics =====
+He was also interested in economics and wrote about topics such as trade, finance, and taxation.[([[https://courses.lumenlearning.com/suny-hccc-worldhistory2/chapter/voltaire/|lumenlearning]])]
+===== Sharp And Clever =====
+Voltaire had a sharp wit and was known for his clever aphorisms and bon mots.[([[https://www.everand.com/book/513797453/The-Quotable-Voltaire|everand]])]
+===== Critic Of Superstition =====
+He was a lifelong critic of superstition and irrationality, advocating for a rational and empirical approach to understanding the world.[([[https://study.com/academy/lesson/voltaire-philosophy-works-quiz.html|study]])]
+===== Prolific Playwright =====
+Voltaire was a prolific playwright, with works such as "Zaïre," "Mahomet," and "The Orphan of China" among his most famous plays.[([[https://danassays.wordpress.com/encyclopedia-of-the-essay/voltaire/voltaire-francois-marie-arouet/|wordpress]])]
+===== Proponent Of Despotism =====
+He was a proponent of enlightened despotism, believing that enlightened monarchs could promote progress and reform from above.[([[https://studenttheses.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/20.500.12932/38298/Panagiotis%20Vennis%20-%20BA%20Thesis.pdf?sequence=1|studenttheses]])]
+===== Complex With Women =====
+Voltaire had a complex relationship with women, often forming intense friendships with female intellectuals but also expressing misogynistic attitudes in some of his writings.[([[https://macsphere.mcmaster.ca/bitstream/11375/15498/1/Bates%20Deborah%20J..pdf|macsphere]])]
+===== Advocate For Animal Rights =====
+He was an early advocate for animal rights and spoke out against cruelty to animals.[([[https://encyclopedia.pub/entry/29687|encyclopedia]])]

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