Voltaire (1694–1778)
Great French poet, philosopher, and dramatist who was an outspoken critic
of political and religious intolerance. In his satirical novel Micromegas,
Voltaire (pseudonym of François-Marie Arouet) shrugged off the religious
dogma of his time and speculated freely and humorously on the subject of
extraterrestrial life. Also significant in the history of science fiction
is Voltaire's picturesque satire Candide (1759), in which the utopian
Eldorado is described.
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