Voltaire
Born November 21, 1694, Paris · Died May 30, 1778, Paris · Les Neuf Soeurs (Nine Sisters), Paris
French Enlightenment writer, initiated weeks before his death with Benjamin Franklin at his side.
We must cultivate our garden.
French Enlightenment writer, initiated weeks before his death with Benjamin Franklin at his side.
Sources
- https://freemasonry.bcy.ca/biography/voltaire/voltaire.html (citing Denslow)
- Portrait image: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nicolas_de_Largilli%C3%A8re_-_Portrait_de_Voltaire_(1694-1778)_en_1718_-_P208_-_mus%C3%A9e_Carnavalet_-_5_(cropped).jpg (CC0)
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Life & Masonic Timeline
November 21, 1694
Born — Paris
1717
Age 23
Imprisoned in the Bastille
1726
Age 32
Exiled to England
1734
Age 40
Published Letters on the English
1759
Age 65
Published Candide
1763
Age 69
Published Treatise on Tolerance
April 7, 1778
Age 83
Initiated an Entered Apprentice in Les Neuf Soeurs (Nine Sisters), Paris
May 30, 1778
Age 83
Died — Paris
Unknown
Passed to the Degree of Fellowcraft
Unknown
Raised to the Sublime Degree of Master Mason
Nicolas de Largillière, via Wikimedia Commons · CC0 · Source