I was introduced to Voltaire through the colourful prose of Will Durant in a chapter of his ever-green classic The Story of Philosophy. read more
Voltaire was born François-Marie Arouet to a prosperous family on November 21, 1694, in Paris, France. He was the youngest of five children born to François Arouet and Marie Marguerite d'Aumart. When Voltaire was just seven years old, his mother passed away. read more