Louis de Jaucourt (1704–1779)

Born 1704 CE, died 1779 CE.

Chevalier Louis de Jaucourt (French: [də ʒokuʁ]; 16 September 1704 – 3 February 1779) was a French scholar and the most prolific contributor to the Encyclopédie. Writing some 17,000 articles pro bono, his contributions amounted to around 25% of the entire work. His subjects included physiology, chemistry, botany, pathology, and political history. Following the French Revolution, Jaucourt's legacy was largely overshadowed by those of Denis Diderot, Jean-Jacques Rousseau and others. This was mainly because of his aristocratic background. By the mid-20th century, however, his work was receiving more scholarly attention.

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