The Humanitarian: Diderot, My Love: " Denis Diderot was a man with far more wisdom than his years allotted him; the creator of the encyclopedia, “encyclopedie”, he thought ..."
I certainly agree Denis Diderot was a man with great wisdom, although I disagree with the statement that he was the creator of the encylopedia. Sir Walter Raleigh started work on the first encylopedia. Deiderot was asked to translate the Cyclopedia by Ephraim Chambers. He expounded on this notion. Deiderot had gathered a team of the leading thinkers of his time to create the Encylopedie 0f which he was the chief editor and co-founder. I do agree he was born in Langres France, in eastern Langres to be more precise. Diederot ended his life in France aswell. I also agree that he was raised with Christian values. His own sister was a nun. Diederot himself once aspired to go into the clergy, then changed his mind and wanted to go into law, finally ending up a writer. His writtings shaped many of the thoughts of his readers that an overhaul was needed in their society. Theis helped to fuel the start of the French Revolution. That is why some consider him to be the "brigtest light of the French Revolution".
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