This person is Voltaire; he is one of the most brilliant famous french philosophes. He was born on November 21, 1694, in Paris, France. His accomplishments were becoming a french philosophe, he also wrote 70 books. Voltaire had two siblings, both older that he was. Voltaire's mother died when he was seven and he developed a close relationship with his godfather. Volitre didn’t have any kids with his two wives; but they did adopt a son in 1780. Voltaire's major fall into four categories: poetry, plays, and historical works. His most well-known poetry includes the epic poems Henriade (1723) and The Maid of Orleans, which he started writing in 1730, but never fully completed. In 1733, Voltaire was 39 years old and a successful playwright,