Denis Diderot

Events

2

Episodes

3

Years

1751–1782

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Denis Diderot, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

1. First Publication of the Encyclopédie

   1751

   Role: Editor

   1. 1June 1751 · ParisFirst Volume Publication

      The first volume of the Encyclopédie was published in Paris in June 1751.

2. Unveiling of the Bronze Horseman

   1770–1782

   Role: Suggested Falconet for the commission in correspondence with Catherine

   1. 21770–1782 · Saint Petersburg, Russian EmpireCommission and Creation of the Bronze Horseman

      Catherine the Great commissioned the statue; Diderot suggested Falconet, who spent twelve years, 1770 to 1782, creating it.

   2. 37 August 1782 (O.S.; 18 August 1782 N.S.) · Senate Square, Saint PetersburgUnveiling Ceremony of 7 August 1782

      Fourteen years after pedestal excavation began, the finished statue was unveiled on 7 August 1782 before thousands of attendees.

Sources

1. Encyclopédie Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-27
2. Bronze Horseman Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-23