Francois-Marie

Voltaire, the great 18th-century prophet of the Enlightenment, may have been archetypally French but he could certainly write fluent English and went so far as to Anglicise his first name, Francois-Marie, into Francis, a newly discovered cache of his letters shows.

Letters reveal Voltaire's exposure to English empiricism 2012

One of the letters confirms that Voltaire – born Francois-Marie Arouet – received a pension of £200, no mean sum, from Robert Walpole's government, probably at the request of Queen Caroline, the wife of George II.

Letters reveal Voltaire's exposure to English empiricism 2012

"Roughing It" written by Mark Twain aka Samuel Langhorne Clemens; "Candide" written by Voltaire aka Francois-Marie Arouet aka Monsieur Le Docteur Ralph ... even your alias has an alias when guillotines are the prevalent political correctness enforcers.

Two Books You Gotta Have 2008

Francois-Marie had been an apprentice rope-maker, but he began to study the classics at sixteen, and was ordained 19 December, 1812.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 11: New Mexico-Philip 1840-1916 1913

The Bettencourt affair began as a family dispute in 2007 after Bettencourt's daughter accused French photographer Francois-Marie Banier of extorting vast sums from her mother.

Reuters: Top News 2012

The Bettencourt affair first surfaced late 2007, when the 88-year-old billionaire's daughter, Francoise Meyers-Bettencourt, sued photographer Francois-Marie Banier, a friend of the heiress, asserting that he had bamboozled her mother out of almost a billion euros in life insurance, cash and artworks.

Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011

Similarly, Francois-Marie Arouet, known as Voltaire, was one of the world's seminal thinkers who will always be remembered for the statement attributed to him, "I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it."

The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Ed Koch 2011

Bettencourt's daughter has launched a court action claiming that socialite Francois-Marie

Dose.ca Music briefs Peter O'Neil 2010

Liliane says that she wanted to repay Francois-Marie for the "treasure of optimism, hope and elegance" that their friendship gave her in her declining years.

New Zealand Herald - Top Stories 2010

She has bestowed €1bn in cash, paintings and life insurance policies on Francois-Marie

New Zealand Herald - Top Stories 2010