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    Denis Diderot (/ˈdiːdəroʊ/; French: [dəni did(ə)ʁo]; 5 October 1713 – 31 July 1784) was a French philosopher, art critic, and writer, best known for serving...
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    Grant McCracken in 1988, and is named after the French philosopher Denis Diderot (1713–1784), who first described the effect in an essay titled "Regrets...
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    1994 after the 18th-century French philosopher, art critic and writer Denis Diderot. Formerly based at the Jussieu Campus, in the 5th arrondissement, the...
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  • Lycée Denis Diderot may refer to: Lycée Denis Diderot (Kenya) - Nairobi, Kenya Lycée Denis Diderot (Carvin) - Carvin, France This disambiguation page lists...
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    It had many writers, known as the Encyclopédistes. It was edited by Denis Diderot and, until 1759, co-edited by Jean le Rond d'Alembert. The Encyclopédie...
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  • June 1751 to December 1765 under the editors Denis Diderot and Jean le Rond d'Alembert, and only Diderot from 1765 to 1772. The composition of the 17...
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    Denis Diderot as quoted in Hunt, p. 611 University of the State of New York (1893). Annual Report of the Regents, Volume 106. p. 266. Denis Diderot as...
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    itself, produced for the Encyclopédie by Jean le Rond d'Alembert and Denis Diderot. The tree was a taxonomy of human knowledge, inspired by Francis Bacon's...
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  • Anne-Antoinette Diderot (born Anne-Antoinette Champion 22 February 1710 – 10 April 1796) was the wife of the pioneer encyclopedist Denis Diderot and the mother...
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    for its cutlery industry. Didier Diderot, father of encyclopedist Denis, was a cutler. A museum called the Denis Diderot House of Enlightenment opened in...
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