French Encyclopédistes

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The Encyclopédistes were a group of 18th century writers in France who compiled the Encyclopédie (Encyclopedia) edited by Diderot and d'Alembert. Like Pierre Bayle (1647-1706), who created the Historical and Critical Dictionary, the Encyclopédistes were part of the intellectual group known as the philosophes. They promoted the advancement of science and secular thought, and supported the tolerance, rationality and open-mindedness of The Enlightenment.

Below the contributors are listed in alphabetical order, by number of articles written, and by identifying letter in the Encyclopédie.

Contents

[edit] Alphabetical

[edit] Number of articles

  • 37870 - XXX (unsigned or undetermined)
  • 17288 - Chevalier Louis de Jaucourt
  • 5394 - Denis Diderot
  • 4268 - Boucher d'Argis
  • 1925 - Edme-François Mallet
  • 1309 - Jean le Rond d'Alembert
  • 994 - Jacques-Nicolas Bellin
  • 720 - Guillaume Le Blond
  • 707 - Gabriel-François Venel
  • 693 - Louis-Jean-Marie Daubenton
  • 541 - Antoine-Joseph Desallier d'Argenville
  • 482 - Jacques-François Blondel
  • 449 - Antoine Louis
  • 428 - Marc-Antoine Eidous
  • 414 - Baron d'Holbach
  • 388 - François-Vincent Toussaint
  • 344 - Jean-Jacques Rousseau
  • 337 - Pierre Tarin
  • 227 - Claude Bourgelat
  • 214 - Jean-Baptiste de La Chapelle
  • 199 - Urbain de Vandenesse
  • 192 - Arnulphe d'Aumont
  • 129 - César Chesneau Du Marsais
  • 119 - Cahusac
  • 108 - Le Roy
  • 107 - Landois
  • 91 - Beauzee
  • 78 - Malouin
  • 61 - Goussier
  • 56 - Malouin
  • 45 - Lenglet Du Fresnoy
  • 41 - Daubenton|Diderot
  • 39 - Yvon
  • 39 - Daubenton|Vandenesse
  • 32 - Boucher d'Argis
  • 26 - de La Chapelle|d'Alembert
  • 26 - Voltaire
  • 25 - Diderot|Mallet
  • 23 - Daubenton|Jaucourt
  • 22 - Daubenton, le Subdelegue
  • 21 - Barths
  • 20 - Mallet|Diderot
  • 20 - Formey
  • 20 - Daubenton|Jaucourt
  • 14 - Rousseau|d'Alembert
  • 14 - Beauzee
  • 13 - Watelet
  • 13 - Boucher d'Argis
  • 12 - Romain
  • 12 - Douchet et Beauzee
  • 12 - Daubenton|d'Argenville
  • 11 - Diderot|Vandenesse
  • 10 - Villiers
  • 10 - Marmontel
  • 10 - Forbonnais
  • 9 - Papillon
  • 9 - Mallet|d'Alembert
  • 9 - Daubenton|Daubenton, le Subdelegue
  • 8 - Faiguet
  • 7 - d'Argenville|Diderot
  • 7 - Tarin
  • 7 - Pestr
  • 7 - Jaucourt
  • 7 - Bellin|Bellin
  • 6 - Vandenesse|Diderot
  • 6 - Toussaint|Mallet
  • 6 - Durival
  • 6 - BEAUZEE et DUCHET
  • 5 - d'Aubenton
  • 5 - d'Alembert|Diderot
  • 5 - Yvon|Diderot
  • 5 - Venel|Venel
  • 5 - Menuret
  • 5 - Mallet|Mallet
  • 5 - Diderot|Daubenton
  • 5 - Daubenton|d'Argenville|Vandenesse
  • 5 - Daubenton|Vandenesse|Diderot
  • 5 - C. D. J.| Jaucourt
  • 4 - d'Alembert|Mallet
  • 4 - Romilly
  • 4 - Rallier
  • 4 - Louis|Diderot
  • 4 - Blondel|Diderot

[edit] By letter

In the encyclopédie the authors are identified by a letter at the end of an article.

  • (A) - Boucher d'Argis
  • (a) - Lenglet Du Fresnoy
  • (B) - Cahusac
  • (b) - Venel
  • (C) - Pestré
  • (c) - Daubenton, le Subdélégué
  • (D) - Goussier
  • (d) - d'Aumont
  • (E) - de La Chapelle
  • (e) - Bourgelat
  • (F) - Dumarsais
  • (f) - de Villiers
  • (G) - Mallet
  • (g) - Barthès
  • (H) - Toussaint
  • (h) - Morellet
  • (I) - Daubenton
  • (K) - d'Argenville
  • (L) - Tarin
  • (M) - Malouin
  • (m) - Ménuret de Chambaud
  • (N) - Vandenesse
  • (O) - d'Alembert
  • (P) - Blondel
  • (Q) - Le Blond
  • (R) - Landois
  • (S) - Rousseau
  • (T) - Le Roy
  • (V) - Eidous
  • (X) - Yvon
  • (Y) - Louis
  • (Z) - Bellin
  • (*) - Diderot
  • (D.J.) - de Jaucourt
  • (—) - d'Holbach
  • (V.D.F.) - Forbonnais
  • (E.R.M.) - Douchet and Beauzée

[edit] References

  1. Author list by frequency
  2. Author list by letter


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