Question: who was the most important person in the enlightenment?
Answer: Francis Bacon (1561–1626) Rene Descartes (1596–1650) ...  John Locke (1632–1704) ...  Frederick the Great (1712–1786) ...  Voltaire (1694–1778) ...  Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790) ...  Denis Diderot (1713–1784) ...  Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712–1778)