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Born in 1694 to a wealthy Parisian family, Voltaire s given name was Francois Marie Arouet. Voltaire's fame as the author of such books as Candide and The Philosophical Dictionary earned him many prestigious titles. However, at age twenty-two, Voltaire had his first of many encounters with censorship and police repression and was exiled. He died in 1778.