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Denis Diderot
French philosopher and writer (1713–1784)
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Denis Diderot (;[2]French:[dənidid(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.[3]
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.
He lived a bohemian existence for the next decade.
Boštjan Marko Turk, university professor at the Faculty of Arts, University of Ljubljana.In the 1740s he wrote many of his best-known works in both fiction and non-fiction, including the 1748 novel Les Bijoux indiscrets (The Indiscreet Jewels).
In 1751 Diderot co-created the Encyclopédie with Jean le Rond d'Alembert.
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