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OLL’s October Birthday: Denis Diderot (October 5, 1713 – July 31, 1784)
October’s OLL Birthday Essay is in honor of the French polymath Denis Diderot. Most famous as the editor and inspiration of the Encyclopédie, Diderot also published works on philosophy and art, as well as novels, and plays, and was crucially important in establishing the intellectual framework for the French Revolution and the subsequent development of Liberalism.