Denis Diderot: References & Edit History
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Additional Reading
a.m. wilson, Diderot, 2 vol. (1957–72, reissued in 1 vol., 1972), is the standard and most scholarly biography. john morley, Diderot and the Encyclopaedists, 2 vol. (1878, reissued 1971), is still of value. More recent studies include peter france, Diderot (1983); otis fellows, Diderot, updated ed. (1989); p.n. furbank, Diderot: A Critical Biography (1992); and stephen werner, The Comic Diderot: A Reading of the Fictions (2000).
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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
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| Modified link of Web site: Online Library of Liberty - OLL's October Birthday: Denis Diderot (October 5, 1713 July 31, 1784). | May 29, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Online Library of Liberty - OLL's October Birthday: Denis Diderot (October 5, 1713 July 31, 1784). | Nov 20, 2025 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Oct 01, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: American Association for the Advancement of Science - Human telomere length is chromosome endspecific and conserved across individuals. | Sep 20, 2025 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Jul 27, 2025 | ||
| Media added. | Jul 01, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: BBC Sounds - Human Intelligence - Collectors: Denis Diderot. | May 05, 2025 | ||
| Questions and answers added. | Feb 19, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Gallery of Art - Denis Diderot. | Jan 01, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Humanists UK - Denis Diderot. | Nov 09, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Brandeis University - Denis Diderot: 1713 - 1784. | Jul 08, 2024 | ||
| First paragraph modernization. | Feb 27, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: World History Encyclopedia - Denis Diderot. | Dec 19, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Libertarianism.org - Biography of Denis Diderot. | Oct 03, 2023 | ||
| Links added. | Jun 29, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Linda Hall Library - Scientist of the Day - Biography of Denis Diderot. | Apr 11, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: Alpha History - Denia Diderot. | Feb 14, 2021 | ||
| Add new Web site: Famous Authors - Denis Diderot. | Feb 14, 2021 | ||
| Media added. | Dec 17, 2020 | ||
| Add new Web site: Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy - Biography of Denis Diderot. | Aug 06, 2019 | ||
| Corrected display issue. | Dec 27, 2017 | ||
| Add new Web site: Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy - Biography of Denis Diderot. | Jan 31, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: JewishEncyclopedia.com - Biography of Denis Diderot. | Jan 27, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: The European Graduate School - Biography of Denis Diderot. | Jan 27, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: Web Gallery of Art - Diderot, Denis (1713-1784). | Jul 27, 2012 | ||
| Add new Web site: Marxists Internet Archive - Biography of Denis Diderot. | Jul 27, 2012 | ||
| Added new Web site: Strange Science - Biography of Diderot and d'Alembert. | Apr 16, 2009 | ||
| Added new Web site: History World International - Denis Diderot. | Aug 03, 2006 | ||
| Article revised. | Feb 01, 2002 | ||
| Article revised. | May 11, 2001 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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