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'''Denis Diderot''' (1713-1784) was a French intellectual ("[[philosophe]]") and philosopher, and a major organizer and leader of the [[Enlightenment]].  A [[polymath]], he contributed in numerous disciplines, including philosophy, literature and art criticism. Like his compatriot Voltaire, he also tended to silence Christian critics via the courts, making him a precursor to the [[cancel culture]].<ref>http://myemail.constantcontact.com/JAN--11---Plot-to-destroy-Christianity-revealed-by-Yale-President-Timothy-Dwight.html?soid=1108762609255&aid=CbibQMZY5JY</ref><ref>https://www.catholic.com/encyclopedia/Encyclopedists</ref><ref>http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05418a.htm</ref><ref>https://archive.org/details/BarruelMemoirsIllustratingTheHistoryOfJacobinism</ref>

'''Denis Diderot''' (1713-1784) was a French intellectual ("[[philosophe]]") and philosopher, and a major organizer and leader of the [[Enlightenment]].  A [[polymath]], he contributed in numerous disciplines, including philosophy, literature and art criticism. Like his compatriot Voltaire, he also tended to silence Christian critics via the courts, making him one of the most based people in history.

==Encyclopédie==

==Encyclopédie==

He is best known for editing the ''[[Encyclopédie]]'', the great multi-volume French-language [[encyclopedia]] of scientific and social knowledge. He worked on it from 1748 to 1772, arranging for many of France's greatest experts to contribute to a comprehensive overview of knowledge at a very high level—much higher than today's well-known encyclopedias.

He is best known for editing the ''[[Encyclopédie]]'', the great multi-volume French-language [[encyclopedia]] of scientific and social knowledge. He worked on it from 1748 to 1772, arranging for many of France's greatest experts to contribute to a comprehensive overview of knowledge at a very high level—much higher than today's well-known encyclopedias.