Voltaire Voltaire François-Marie Arouet (; 21 November 169430 May 1778), known by his "nom de plume" Voltaire (; ), was a French Enlightenment writer, historian and philosopher famous for his wit, his criticism of Christianity, especially the Catholic Church, and his advocacy of freedom of religion, freedom of speech, and separation of church and state. Voltaire was a versatile and prolific writer, producing works in almost every literary form, including plays, poems, novels, essays and historical and scientific works. He wrote more than 20,000 letters and more than 2,000 books and pamphlets. He was an outspoken advocate of civil liberties, despite
Fran Roš and "Desetnica Alenčica" (Magda the Tenth-Born, 1951). For adults, he wrote the comedy "Mokrodolci" (The People of Mokri Dol), staged in 1946. He also collaborated with the composer Risto Savin, for whom he wrote librettos for the operas "Gosposvetski sen" (Maria Saal Dream, 1921) and "Matija Gubec" (1923). In 1960 Roš received the Šlander Award (a municipal prize), and two years before his death he received the Žagar Award as recognition of his work in education. Fran Roš Fran Roš (, 14 January 1898 – 22 August 1976) was a Slovene writer, poet, and playwright. Fran Roš was born in