Diderot, Denis
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born on | 5 October 1713 at 17:00 (= 5:00 PM ) | ||||
Place | Langres, France, 47n52, 5e20 | ||||
Timezone | LMT m5e20 (is local mean time) | ||||
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Biography
French philosopher, art critic and writer, prominent during the Enlightenment, and best known for serving as co-founder, chief editor and contributor to the Encyclopédie along with Jean le Rond d'Alembert.
Diderot also contributed to literature, notably with Jacques le fataliste et son maître (Jacques the Fatalist and his Master), which emulated Laurence Sterne in challenging conventions regarding novels and their structure and content, while also examining philosophical ideas about free will. Diderot is also known as the author of the dialogue Le Neveu de Rameau (Rameau's Nephew), upon which many articles and sermons about consumer desire have been based.
Diderot died of pulmonary thrombosis in Paris on 31 July 1784, aged 70.
Relationships
- business associate/partner relationship with Rousseau, Jean Jacques (born 28 June 1712)
- business associate/partner relationship with Voltaire (born 21 November 1694 (greg.))
Events
Source Notes
Taeger quotes Lescaut quoting baptismal certificate.
Starkman rectified it to 17.32.45 LMT
Categories
- Traits : Mind : Exceptional mind
- Traits : Personality : Creative
- Diagnoses : Body Part Problems : Lung (Pulmonary thrombosis)
- Vocation : Humanities+Social Sciences : Philosopher
- Vocation : Writers : Religion/ Philosophy
- Notable : Famous : Historic figure
- 1713 births
- Birthday 5 October
- Birthplace Langres, FR
- Sun 12 Libra
- Moon 4 Taurus
- Asc 28 Pisces
- 1784 deaths
- Traits : Mind : Exceptional mind
- Traits : Personality : Creative
- Diagnoses : Body Part Problems : Lung
- Vocation : Humanities+Social Sciences : Philosopher
- Vocation : Writers : Religion/ Philosophy
- Notable : Famous : Historic figure