Voltaire (1694-1778),French author. Best known for his book Elements de la Philosophie de Newton (1738),a guide to the theories of Sir Isaac Newton's less accessible Principia Mathematica (1687). Although known as Voltaire,his real name was Francois Marie Arouet. As well as a writer,Voltaire was also a fearless campaigner against injustice. During his life he was exiled from France and even imprisoned in the Bastille. Plaque signed by J. Jusko,photographed in 1913 | |
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