Westminster City Council
Voltaire, 1694 - 1778, French philosopher, playwright and satirist, lodged in a house on this site, 1727 - 1728.
Voltaire Foundation
The plaque was stolen some years ago. In 1994 (300th birthday) the Voltaire Foundation got it put back.
WC2, Maiden Lane, 10
The building is inscribed with the name "Vaudeville Theatre". It is now, 2013, used by the Hungarian Cultural Centre.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Voltaire
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Voltaire
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