Eric W. Weisstein

Eric W. Weisstein

male, 40 years old
Eric W. Weisstein (born March 18, 1969, in Bloomington, Indiana) is an encyclopedist who created and maintains "MathWorld" and "Eric Weisstein's...
Denis Diderot

Denis Diderot

male, deceased (1784) (NANTES, France)
Denis Diderot was a French philosopher and writer. He was a prominent figure in the Enlightenment, and editor-in-chief of the famous...
Isidore Of Seville

Isidore Of Seville

male, deceased (636)
Saint Isidore of Seville (Spanish: or), Latin: (c. 560 - April 4, 636) was Archbishop of Seville for more than three decades and has the reputation...
Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

male, deceased (1778)
Jean-Jacques Rousseau, (June 28, 1712 - July 2, 1778) was a Genevan philosopher of the Enlightenment whose political ideas influenced the French...
Jean Le Rond D'Alembert

Jean Le Rond D'Alembert

male, deceased (1783)
Jean le Rond d'Alembert was a French mathematician, mechanician, physicist and philosopher. He was also co-editor with Denis Diderot of the...
Vincent Of Beauvais

Vincent Of Beauvais

male, deceased (1264)
The Dominican friar Vincent of Beauvais (Vincentius Bellovacensis) ("ca" 1190 - 1264?) wrote the Speculum Maius, the main encyclopedia that was...

Ephraim Chambers

male, deceased (1740)
Ephraim Chambers (c1680 - 15 May 1740), was an English writer and encyclopedist, who is primarily known for producing the Cyclopaedia, or Universal...
Thomas Browne

Thomas Browne

male, deceased (1682)
Sir Thomas Browne (October 19, 1605 - October 19, 1682) was an English author of varied works that disclose his wide learning in diverse fields...
Baron D'Holbach

Baron D'Holbach

male, deceased (1789)
Paul-Henri Thiry, baron d'Holbach was a German-French author, philosopher and encyclopedist. He was born Paul Heinrich Dietrich in Edesheim,...
Song Yingxing

Song Yingxing

male, deceased (1666)
Song Yingxing (Traditional Chinese:宋應星; Simplified Chinese:宋应星; Wade Giles: Sung Ying-Hsing; 1587-1666 AD) was a Chinese scientist and encyclopedis...