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Arouet, Francois Marie (Voltaire)
1964 - Voltaire was born in Paris on November 21, 1694. 1704-1711 - Voltaire was educated by Jesuits at the College Loui...
[ 100% ] Last updated: Fri 10th Nov 06
Wieland, Christoph Martin (the German Voltaire)
German author and translator
[ 98% ] Last updated: Tue 25th Jul 06
Calas, Jean
1698 - Born on March 19th in Lacabarède, France. Huguenot cloth merchant whose execution caused the philosopher Voltaire...
[ 1% ] Last updated: Tue 19th Jun 07
Calas, Marc Antoine
- He was eldest son of French merchant Jean Calas. 1762 - His death occurred under mysterious circumstances, and his...
[ 1% ] Last updated: Tue 11th Sep 07
Poisson, Jeanne Antoinette (Pompadour, Marquise de; Madame de Pompadour)
1721 - Born on December 29th in Paris, France. The influential mistress of the French king Louis XV and a notable patron...
[ 1% ] Last updated: Sat 02nd Jun 07
Lanson, Gustave
1857 - Lanson, Gustave was born. 1895 - His Histoire de la littérature française became the standard textbook of the...
[ 1% ] Last updated: Mon 25th Jun 07
Cesare, Marquis of Beccaria (Cesare, marchese di Beccaria Bonesana)
1738 - Born on the 11th of March in Milan, Italy. 1762 - The study of Montesquieu redirected his attention towards econo...
[ 1% ] Last updated: Thu 19th Apr 07
Houssaye, Arsene (Arsene Housset)
1815 - Born at Bruyères near Laon on the 28th of March. 1832 - He found his way to Paris. 1836 - He published two novels,...
[ 1% ] Last updated: Fri 06th Jul 07
Noyes, Alfred
1880 - Alfred Noyes, born on the 16th of September in Wolverhampton, England. He was the son of Alfred and Amelia Adams...
[ 1% ] Last updated: Thu 12th Apr 07
Cowper, William
1731 - Born on November 26th in Great Berkhamstead, Hertfordshire, England. English poet and translator. 1737 - His...
[ 1% ] Last updated: Thu 17th May 07
Platon (Pyotr Levshin)
1737 - Born at Chashnikovo near Moscow on the 29th of June. 1757 - He was appointed instructor in Greek and rhetoric at...
[ 1% ] Last updated: Tue 17th Jul 07
