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1 Diderot, Denis
b. 1713 Lagnes, Champagne, Franced. 1784 Paris, France[br]French editor of the thirty-five-volume Encyclopédie.[br]In spite of a Jesuit education, Diderot became a teacher and scholar instead of a lawyer or doctor. He then proceeded to write prolifically, though many of his works ran contrary to government opinion and dictate. In 1727 Ephraim Chambers published the Chambers Encyclopaedia and a Parisian publisher persuaded Diderot and D'Alembert to translate it. The authors quickly moved away from the translation and undertook the great Encyclopédie. Political and philosophical militancy prevented its publication many times and caused the collaboration to fail in 1758. The first volume, written by many authors and edited by Diderot, appeared in 1751, and the last, the thirty-fifth, in 1776. The Encyclopédie is valued because of the accuracy with which the objects are described and illustrated in the folio volumes.[br]Bibliography1751–76, Encyclopédie, ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers (ed.).KM
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Chambers — (spr. tschēmbers), 1) Ephraim, engl. Enzyklopädist, geb. um 1680–85 zu Kendal in Westmoreland, gest. 15. Mai 1740 bei Islington, Herausgeber und größtenteils auch Verfasser eines der ersten enzyklopädischen Wörterbücher der Künste und… … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Chambers — [ tʃeɪmbəz], 1) Sir (seit 1925) Edmund Kerchever, englischer Literarhistoriker, * West Ilsley (bei Reading) 16. 3. 1866, ✝ Beer (County Devon) 21. 1. 1954; verfasste grundlegende Werke über das englische Theater des Mittelalters und der… … Universal-Lexikon
Chambers — (spr. tschehm ), William (geb. 1800, gest. 1883) und sein Bruder Robert C. (geb. 1802, gest. 1871), Schriftsteller und Buchhändler, Herausgeber von »Chambers Encyclopaedia« (neue Aufl., 10 Bde., 1895) … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
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Chambers, Robert — ▪ British publisher born July 10, 1802, Peebles, Peeblesshire [now in Scottish Borders], Scotland died March 17, 1871, St. Andrews, Fife Scottish author, publisher, and, with his brother William (1800–83), founder of the firm of W. & R. Chambers … Universalium
Chambers Dictionary — The Chambers Dictionary (TCD) was first published by W. and R. Chambers as Chambers s English Dictionary in 1872. It was an expanded version of Chambers s Etymological Dictionary of 1867, compiled by James Donald. A second edition came out in… … Wikipedia
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Chambers, Robert y William — (10 jul. 1802, Peebles, Tweeddale, Escocia–17 mar. 1871, St. Andrews, Fifeshire) (1800, Peebles –1883). Editores escoceses. Robert, que comenzó su carrera como vendedor callejero de libros y periódicos en Edimburgo, escribió obras históricas,… … Enciclopedia Universal
