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  • Voltaire (1694–1778), born François-Marie Arouet, was one of the leading philosophes of the French Enlightenment. Best known for his caustic wit and his ferocious anti-clericalism, he fulminated eloquently against intolerance. [Source: Theory in Social and Cultural Anthropology: An Encyclopedia; Voltaire]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-H1L9THL0-X

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