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Denis Diderot

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Denis Diderot

Birth
Langres, Departement de la Haute-Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France
Death
31 Jul 1784 (aged 70)
Paris, City of Paris, Île-de-France, France
Burial
Paris, City of Paris, Île-de-France, France Add to Map
Plot
Unknown location in church; body displaced during French Revolution
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Philosopher, Author. A voluminous writer, he was a driving force amongst the thinkers of the French Enlightenment, and one of the leading contributors to the Encyclopaedia. Supported by Catherine the Great of Russia, he went to live for some years in St. Petersburg. Also wrote vivid social satires.
Philosopher, Author. A voluminous writer, he was a driving force amongst the thinkers of the French Enlightenment, and one of the leading contributors to the Encyclopaedia. Supported by Catherine the Great of Russia, he went to live for some years in St. Petersburg. Also wrote vivid social satires.

Bio by: David Conway

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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Originally Created by: David Conway
  • Added: Mar 6, 2002
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6239031/denis-diderot: accessed ), memorial page for Denis Diderot (5 Oct 1713–31 Jul 1784), Find a Grave Memorial ID 6239031, citing Église Saint-Roch, Paris, City of Paris, Île-de-France, France; Maintained by Find a Grave.