Denis Diderot, Jean R. Alambert

Place: Langres

Born: 1713

Death: 1784

Biography:

Denis Diderot was a French philosopher, art critic, and writer, best known for his role as the chief editor of and contributor to the Encyclopédie, a 28-volume encyclopedia published between 1751 and 1772. He was one of the central figures of the French Enlightenment and is widely regarded as one of the greatest encyclopedists of all time. Diderot was born in Langres, France, in 1713, and died in Paris in 1784. He was a prolific writer and thinker, and his work covered a wide range of topics, including philosophy, literature, art, science, and politics. He was a strong advocate for reason, freedom, and humanism, and his ideas had a profound influence on the development of modern Western thought. Jean Le Rond d'Alembert was a French mathematician, philosopher, and music theorist, who is best known for his contributions to mathematics and physics. He was born in Paris in 1717, and died in Paris in 1783. He was a member of the French Academy of Sciences and the Royal Society of London, and was a foreign member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. He made significant contributions to the fields of mathematics, physics, and music theory, and is best known for his work on partial differential equations, fluid dynamics, and the theory of vibrations. He also made important contributions to the development of the calculus of variations and the theory of differential equations. D'Alembert was a close friend and collaborator of Denis Diderot, and together they worked on the Encyclopédie. Diderot and d'Alembert were two of the most important figures of the French Enlightenment, and their work had a profound influence on the development of modern Western thought.