Conversation so far:
Who wrote Voltaire's biography?
Who were Voltaire's parents?
Voltaire's parents were François Arouet, a lawyer who was a minor treasury official, and his wife, Marie Marguerite Daumard, whose family was on the lowest rank of the French nobility.
Did Voltaire have any siblings?
Voltaire was the youngest of the five children of François Arouet and Marie Marguerite Daumard.
What were Voltaire's siblings' names?
Two of Voltaire's older brothers, Armand-François and Robert, died in infancy, and his surviving brother Armand and sister Marguerite-Catherine were nine and seven years older, respectively
Are there any interesting aspects about the Voltaire article?
Some speculation surrounds Voltaire's date of birth, because he claimed he was born on 20 February 1694 as the illegitimate son of a nobleman, Guérin de Rochebrune or Roquebrune.

Question: Why did his dad not want him to be a writer?
Self-contained rewrite: Why did Voltaire's dad not want him to be a writer?