Encyclopédie

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edited by:

• Denis Diderot

  Sources: Enlightening the World: Encyclopédie, the Book That Changed the Course of History, ARTFL Encyclopédie

• Jean le Rond d'Alembertuntil 1758

  Sources: Enlightening the World: Encyclopédie, the Book That Changed the Course of History, ARTFL Encyclopédie

patron:

• Marie Thérèse Geoffrin

  Sources: The Republic of Letters: A Cultural History of the French Enlightenment, Enlightening the World: Encyclopédie, the Book That Changed the Course of History

published by:

• André Le Breton

  Sources: Enlightening the World: Encyclopédie, the Book That Changed the Course of History

Appears in7 items

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  Philosophy1 item
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    The Enlightenment1690
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  The Enlightenment6 items
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    The Encyclopédie in printJun 1751
  • The king’s council suppresses the first two volumes7 Feb 1752
  • The Encyclopédie loses its privilege8 Mar 1759
  • Julie de Lespinasse’s salon1764
  • Diderot finds his publisher has censored himNov 1764
  • The last ten volumes of text appear at once1765

Mentioned in2 items

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  The Enlightenment2 items
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    Madame Geoffrin’s salon1749
  • 
    Diderot imprisoned at Vincennes24 Jul 1749

Sources

1. BookA New History of Western Philosophy