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The term '''encyclopedist''' (sometimes written '''encyclopaedist''' in [[British English]]) is usually used for a [[French Encyclopédistes|group]] of [[France|French]] authors who collaborated in the [[18th century]] in the production of the ''[[Encyclopédie]],'' under the direction of [[Denis Diderot]].
The term '''encyclopedist''' (sometimes written '''encyclopaedist''' in [[British English]]) is usually used for a [[French Encyclopédistes|group]] of [[France|French]] authors who collaborated in the [[18th century]] in the production of the ''[[Encyclopédie]],'' under the direction of [[Denis Diderot]].



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The term encyclopedist (sometimes written encyclopaedist in British English) is usually used for a group of French authors who collaborated in the 18th century in the production of the Encyclopédie, under the direction of Denis Diderot.

More generally, it can also be used as a term for a person helping to write an encyclopedia.

See also

References

  • "Merrriam-Webster Online Dictionary". Retrieved 2006-11-06.
  • "Encyclopedists". Catholic Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2007-02-18.