1.Volt is named in honor of the Italian physicist Alessandro Volta(1745–1827), who invented the voltaic pile, possibly the first chemical battery. (from wikipedia)
2. Frediric was openly gay and exchanged voluminous letters with Voltaire on "gay culture". But Frederic's lovers may or may not include Voltaire himself. Frederic's open lovers include Katte, Fredersdorf, Count Algarotti, the abbé Bastiani.
http://www.glbtq.com/social-sciences/frederick_great.html
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