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Denis Diderot

1713 - 1784

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Denis Diderot (; French: [dəni did(ə)ʁo]; 5 October 1713 – 31 July 1784) 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. Diderot initially studied philosophy at a Jesuit college, then considered working in the church clergy before briefly studying law. When he decided to become a writer in 1734, his father disowned him. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Denis Diderot is the 52nd most popular writer (down from 29th in 2019), the 47th most popular biography from France (down from 27th in 2019) and the 12th most popular French Writer.

Denis Diderot was a French philosopher, art critic, and writer. He is most famous for his work as a philosopher.

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Among writers, Denis Diderot ranks 52 out of 7,302. Before him are Simone de Beauvoir, Friedrich Schiller, Aristophanes, Thomas Hardy, Charles Baudelaire, and Marcel Proust. After him are Émile Zola, Gustave Flaubert, Euripides, Li Bai, Octave Mirbeau, and Astrid Lindgren.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1713, Denis Diderot ranks 1. After him are Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille, Ferdinand VI of Spain, Alexis Clairaut, Laurence Sterne, Princess Caroline of Great Britain, Princess Elisabeth Albertine of Saxe-Hildburghausen, Junípero Serra, John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute, Jacques-Germain Soufflot, Charles I, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, and Johann Ludwig Krebs. Among people deceased in 1784, Denis Diderot ranks 1. After him are Count of St. Germain, Phillis Wheatley, Wilhelm Friedemann Bach, Samuel Johnson, Giovanni Battista Martini, Junípero Serra, Torbern Bergman, Otto Friedrich Müller, César-François Cassini de Thury, Anders Johan Lexell, and Princess Friederike Luise of Prussia.

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In France

Among people born in France, Denis Diderot ranks 47 out of 6,770. Before him are Claudius (-10), Simone de Beauvoir (1908), Charles Baudelaire (1821), Marcel Proust (1871), Henry IV of France (1553), and Pierre Curie (1859). After him are André-Marie Ampère (1775), Émile Zola (1840), Gustave Flaubert (1821), Brigitte Bardot (1934), Édouard Manet (1832), and Octave Mirbeau (1848).

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Among WRITERS In France

Among writers born in France, Denis Diderot ranks 12. Before him are Alexandre Dumas (1802), Honoré de Balzac (1799), Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (1900), Simone de Beauvoir (1908), Charles Baudelaire (1821), and Marcel Proust (1871). After him are Émile Zola (1840), Gustave Flaubert (1821), Octave Mirbeau (1848), Stendhal (1783), Romain Rolland (1866), and Charles Perrault (1628).

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