Denis Diderot

Denis Diderot (; 5 October 1713 – 31 July 1784) was a French philosopher, art critic and writer. He was a known figure during the Enlightenment. He is best known for serving as co-founder, chief editor and contributor to the Encyclopédie along with Jean le Rond d'Alembert.Jacques Smietanski, "Le Réalisme dans Jacques le Fataliste" (Paris: Nizet, 1965). Born into a noble, Catholic family, in later years he rebelled, becoming an Atheist. 

Diderot died from pulmonary thrombosis in Paris, aged 70.

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