Encyclopédie

general encyclopedia published in Paris, France between 1751 and 1772
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Encyclopédie

Summary

Encyclopédie is a written work[1]. Encyclopédie ranks in the top 3% of written_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (315 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Encyclopédie authored Denis Diderot[3].
  • Encyclopédie authored Jean Le Rond d'Alembert[4].
  • Encyclopédie authored Louis de Jaucourt[5].
  • Encyclopédie authored Étienne Bonnot de Condillac[6].
  • Encyclopédie authored Charles Bossut[7].
  • Encyclopédie authored Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon[8].
  • Encyclopédie's image is recorded as Encyclopedie de D'Alembert et Diderot - Premiere Page - ENC 1-NA5.jpg[9].
  • Encyclopédie's instance of is recorded as written work[10].
  • Encyclopédie's publisher is recorded as André le Breton[11].
  • Encyclopédie's genre is recorded as encyclopedia[12].
  • Encyclopédie's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 176579609[13].
  • Encyclopédie's GND ID is recorded as 4070801-9[14].
  • Encyclopédie's Commons category is recorded as Encyclopédie, ou Dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers[15].
  • Encyclopédie's language of work or name is recorded as French[16].
  • Encyclopédie's country of origin is recorded as France[17].
  • Encyclopédie's publication date is recorded as +1751-00-00T00:00:00Z[18].
  • Encyclopédie's publication date is recorded as +1772-00-00T00:00:00Z[19].
  • Encyclopédie's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0ptyv[20].
  • Encyclopédie's has edition or translation is recorded as L’Encyclopédie[21].
  • Encyclopédie's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Encyclopédie[22].
  • Encyclopédie's main subject is recorded as arts[23].
  • Encyclopédie's main subject is recorded as science[24].
  • Encyclopédie's main subject is recorded as technique[25].
  • Encyclopédie's Commons gallery is recorded as Encyclopédie, ou Dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers[26].
  • Encyclopédie's catalog is recorded as Index Librorum Prohibitorum[27].

Body

Designation and Status

Encyclopédie's instance of is recorded as written work[10].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Encyclopédie include 21000 L'Encyclopédie[28], an asteroid[29].

Why It Matters

Encyclopédie ranks in the top 3% of written_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (315 views/month).[2] Encyclopédie has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] Encyclopédie is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

Entities named for Encyclopédie include 21000 L'Encyclopédie[28], an asteroid[29].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [9] . wikidata.org.
  2. [10] . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] . A Short History of Astronomy. wikidata.org.
  5. [5] . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . archive.org. archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . gallica.bnf.fr. gallica.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 19d ago · Dcflyer · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date +1751-00-00T00:00:00Z, +1772-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Country of origin
    Language of work or name French
    Country of origin France
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