Denis Diderot
At a glance:
- Series: World Philosophers and Their Works
- Categories: Philosophy, Education, Literature, Publishing
- Subcategories: Authors, Writers, Philosophers, Enlightenment
- Curriculum: 18th Century European History, French History
Article abstract: As editor of and contributor to the Encyclopedia, Diderot codified and promulgated the views of the French Enlightenment. He developed a philosophy of nature and promoted biology and chemistry with physiological investigations.
Early Life
The son of Didier and Angélique Vigneron Diderot, Denis Diderot was born on October 5, 1713, in Langres, France. Although the family was involved in trade—Didier Diderot was a master cutler and his wife the daughter of a tanner—a number of relatives had entered the Catholic Church, among them the...
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