Visual Timeline: Denis Diderot

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1713 CE - 1784 CE: Life of the French writer and philosopher Denis Diderot.
 
1713 CE: Denis Diderot is born in Langres, France.
 
1746 CE: Denis Diderot publishes his Philosophical Thoughts.
 
1748 CE: Denis Diderot publishes his novel The Indiscreet Jewels.
 
1749 CE: Denis Diderot publishes his Letter on the Blind.
 
 
1751 CE: The monumental Encyclopedia, edited by Denis Diderot, is published.
 
1751 CE: Denis Diderot publishes his Letter on the Deaf and Dumb.
 
1753 CE: Denis Diderot publishes his Thoughts On the Interpretation of Nature.
 
 
1773 CE - 1774 CE: Denis Diderot spends five months advising Catherine the Great.
 
1784 CE: Denis Diderot dies in Paris.
 
1796 CE: The Nun by Denis Diderot is first published.
 
1796 CE: Jacques the Fatalist by Denis Diderot is first published.
 
1821 CE: Rameau’s Nephew by Denis Diderot is first published.
 
1830 CE: D’Alembert’s Dream by Denis Diderot is first published.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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