Louis de Jaucourt

French scholar and editor

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In encyclopaedia: Authorship
…that Diderot’s collaborator, the Chevalier Louis de Jaucourt (aided by secretaries), contributed about three-quarters of the articles in that work. The pattern for future encyclopaedias was established: for any substantial work, it would be necessary not only to have contributions from the experts of the day, but it would also…
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