The widely repeated story that the remains of Voltaire were stolen by religious fanatics in 1814 and thrown into a garbage heap is false. Such rumours resulted in the coffin being opened in 1897, which confirmed that his remains were still present.
the widely repeated story that the remains of voltaire were stolen by religious fanatics in 1814 and thrown into a garbage heap is false such rumours resulted in the coffin being opened in 1897 which confirmed that his remains were still present