Denis Diderot was a French philosopher, art critic, and writer, best known for serving as co-founder, chief editor, and contributor to the Encyclopédie along with Jean le Rond d'Alembert. He was a prominent figure during the Age of Enlightenment. Wikipedia
Born: October 5, 1713, Langres, France
Died: July 31, 1784 (age 70 years), Paris, France
Influenced by: Voltaire, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Isaac Newton, and more
Influenced: Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Karl Marx, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, and more
Grandchild: Denis-Simon Caroillon de Vandeul
Children: Angelique Diderot
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