d'Alembert

/ dalɑ̃bɛr /

noun

d'AlembertJean Le Rond17171783MFrenchSCIENCE: mathematicianSCIENCE: physicistPHILOSOPHY: philosopherWRITING: encyclopedist Jean Le Rond (ʒɑ̃ lə rɔ̃). 1717–83, French mathematician, physicist, and rationalist philosopher, noted for his contribution to Newtonian physics in Traité de dynamique (1743) and for his collaboration with Diderot in editing the Encyclopédie

I am worn out with the vexations of all kinds brought upon us by this work, wrote DAlembert to Voltaire in 1758.

The Encyclopdists, with dAlembert at their head, followed suit.

He read Voltaire, and associated with Diderot and dAlembert.

He had been one of the assistants of dAlembert and Diderot when they wrote their famous Encyclopdie.

At first it was anonymous, but was attributed sometimes to DAlembert and sometimes to Turgot.

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