… Image Jean Huber, ‘Le Souper des philosophes’ © Bibliothèque nationale de France, Estampes, N2-Voltaire, XVIIIe siècle. Résumé Voltaire often portrayed himself as a solitary man who preferred to … followed is well known. Voltaire found himself in exile in London, and became enchanted with England. Upon his return to France, he met another soul who would become dear to him: Émilie Du Châtelet. 2 . See Georg Simmel, Soziologie (1908) ; …