Encyclopédistes

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.

Alphabetical

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

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

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