Denis Diderot was born on October 5, 1713[1], in Langres[2]. He died on July 31, 1784[3], in Paris[4]. He worked as a philosopher[5], novelist[6], essayist[7], encyclopédistes[8], and art critic[9]. He ranks in the top 0.67% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22,188 views/month, #6,682 of 1,000,298).[10]
Notable work: Jacques the Fatalist[37], Encyclopédie[38]
Member of: Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences[39], Russian Academy of Sciences[40], Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences[41], Diderot and d'Alembert[42]
Influenced by: Aristotle[43], Benedictus de Spinoza[44], Voltaire[45]
Things named for Denis Diderot include Diderot effect[55], Paris Diderot University[56], Diderot[57], 5351 Diderot[58], and Diderot-Curien Prize[59].
Why It Matters
Denis Diderot has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[60] He is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[61]
He has been cited as an influence by Cesare Beccaria[62], a philosopher[63], 1738–1794[64], of Duchy of Milan[65]; Élisabeth Badinter[66], a philosopher[67], b. 1944[68], of France[69], awarded the Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres[70], specialised in feminism[71]; and Jacques Barzun[72], a cultural historian[73], 1907–2012[74], of United States[75], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship[76].
Works attributed to him include Encyclopédie[77], a written work[78]; Jacques the Fatalist[79], a literary work[80]; La Religieuse[81], a literary work[82], founded in 1780[83]; Rameau's Nephew[84], a literary work[85], founded in 1760[86]; The Indiscreet Jewels[87], a literary work[88]; and Paradox of the Actor[89]. Entities named for him include Diderot effect[55], Paris Diderot University[56], Diderot[57], 5351 Diderot[58], and Diderot-Curien Prize[59].
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