Louis De Jaucourt
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| Gender | Male |
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| Born | Paris |
| France | |
| Date of died | February 3,1779 |
| Died | Compiegne |
| France | |
| Known for | Encyclopédie |
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| ID | 717776 |
Louis De Jaucourt Life story
Chevalier Louis de Jaucourt was a French scholar and the most prolific contributor to the Encyclopédie. He wrote about 18,000 articles on subjects including physiology, chemistry, botany, pathology, and political history, or about 25% of the entire encyclopaedia, all done voluntarily.
