Quo Fuit places 4 dated presences for Voltaire across 4 places, from 1739 to 1749.
Each one keeps the sentence it was taken from and a link to its source.
François-Marie Arouet (21 November 1694 to 30 May 1778), known by his pen name Voltaire, was a French Enlightenment writer, philosopher (philosophe), satirist, and historian.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
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Where Voltaire was documented, and when
1739 to 1740period
Limburg (Belgium)attested“From mid-1739 to mid-1740 Voltaire lived largely in Brussels, at first with the Marquise, who was unsuccessfully attempting to pursue a 60-year-old family legal case regarding the ownership of two estates in Limburg.”source: Wikipedia: Voltaire
1739 to 1740period
Brusselsattested“From mid-1739 to mid-1740 Voltaire lived largely in Brussels, at first with the Marquise, who was unsuccessfully attempting to pursue a 60-year-old family legal case regarding the ownership of two estates in Limburg.”source: Wikipedia: Voltaire
September 1749month
Potsdamattested“After the death of the Marquise in childbirth in September 1749, Voltaire briefly returned to Paris and in mid-1750 moved to Potsdam, Prussia, at the invitation of Frederick the Great.”source: Wikipedia: Voltaire
September 1749month
Parisattested“After the death of the Marquise in childbirth in September 1749, Voltaire briefly returned to Paris and in mid-1750 moved to Potsdam, Prussia, at the invitation of Frederick the Great.”source: Wikipedia: Voltaire
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1704 to 1711period
Collège Louis-le-Grandmentioned“He was educated by the Jesuits at the Collège Louis-le-Grand (1704–1711), where he was taught Latin, theology, and rhetoric.”source: Wikipedia: Voltaire
1704 to 1711period
Collmentioned“He was educated by the Jesuits at the Collège Louis-le-Grand (1704–1711), where he was taught Latin, theology, and rhetoric.”source: Wikipedia: Voltaire
1713year
Netherlandsmentioned“In 1713, his father obtained a job for him as a secretary to the new French ambassador in the Netherlands, the , the brother of Voltaire's godfather.”source: Wikipedia: Voltaire
1718year
Bastillementioned“Arouet adopted the name Voltaire in 1718, following his incarceration at the Bastille.”source: Wikipedia: Voltaire
August 1722month
Francementioned“Denied a licence to publish, in August 1722 Voltaire headed north to find a publisher outside France.”source: Wikipedia: Voltaire
November 1723month
Parismentioned“After Voltaire's recovery from a month-long smallpox infection in November 1723, the first copies were smuggled into Paris and distributed.”source: Wikipedia: Voltaire
April 1725month
Comédie-Françaisementioned“Heavily reworked, it opened at the Comédie-Française in April 1725 to a much-improved reception.”source: Wikipedia: Voltaire
17 April 1726exact date
Bastillementioned“Seeking redress, Voltaire challenged Rohan to a duel, but the powerful Rohan family arranged for Voltaire to be arrested and imprisoned without trial in the Bastille on 17 April 1726.”source: Wikipedia: Voltaire
1734year
Rouenmentioned“In 1734, they were published in Rouen as Lettres philosophiques, causing a huge scandal.”source: Wikipedia: Voltaire
July 1740month
The Haguementioned“In July 1740, he traveled to the Hague on behalf of Frederick in an attempt to dissuade a dubious publisher, van Duren, from printing without permission Frederick's Anti-Machiavel.”source: Wikipedia: Voltaire
September 1742month
Moyland Castlementioned“In September Voltaire and Frederick (now King) met for the first time in Moyland Castle near Cleves and in November Voltaire was Frederick's guest in Berlin for two weeks, followed by a meeting in September 1742 at Aix-la-Chapelle.”source: Wikipedia: Voltaire
September 1742month
Clevesmentioned“In September Voltaire and Frederick (now King) met for the first time in Moyland Castle near Cleves and in November Voltaire was Frederick's guest in Berlin for two weeks, followed by a meeting in September 1742 at Aix-la-Chapelle.”source: Wikipedia: Voltaire
September 1742month
Aix-la-Chapellementioned“In September Voltaire and Frederick (now King) met for the first time in Moyland Castle near Cleves and in November Voltaire was Frederick's guest in Berlin for two weeks, followed by a meeting in September 1742 at Aix-la-Chapelle.”source: Wikipedia: Voltaire
September 1742month
Berlinmentioned“In September Voltaire and Frederick (now King) met for the first time in Moyland Castle near Cleves and in November Voltaire was Frederick's guest in Berlin for two weeks, followed by a meeting in September 1742 at Aix-la-Chapelle.”source: Wikipedia: Voltaire
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