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Voltaire Foundation, University of Oxford

Voltaire Foundation, University of Oxford. Voltaire Foundation. • Publisher / research centre in the Humanities Division of the University of Oxford Our main publications: Oxford University Studies in the Enlightenment Complete works of Voltaire / Œuvres complètes de Voltaire

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Voltaire Foundation, University of Oxford

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  1. Voltaire Foundation,University of Oxford

  2. Voltaire Foundation • Publisher / research centre in the Humanities Division of the University of Oxford Our main publications: • Oxford University Studies in the Enlightenment • Complete works of Voltaire / Œuvrescomplètes de Voltaire Digital projects, for example: • TOUT VOLTAIRE http://artfl-project.uchicago.edu/tout-voltaire

  3. Voltaire Foundation • founded by Theodore Besterman • passed to Oxford in 1976 • endowment of £2 million • self-funding • Oxford University Studies in the Enlightenment -- since 1955 • Œuvrescomplètes de Voltaire -- since 1968 • aim to complete 220 print volumes in 50 years, by 2018

  4. Voltaire Foundation the challenges now: PRINT PUBLICATION  SUSTAINABLE DIGITAL RESEARCH CENTRE  MADE PERMANENT

  5. Voltaire Foundation needs • Finishing the Voltaire print edition £1,500,000 • Digital edition of Voltaire £1,500,000 • Endow one DPhil student £750,000 • Endow one postdoctoral fellow £1,000,000 • Research fund £500,000 £5,000,000

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