Diderot

by Arthur McCandless Wilson

Explores the private and professional life of the eighteenth-century French author and examines his friendship with prominent figures such as Rousseau, Voltaire and Catherine the Great

Genres: Biography, Nonfiction

936 pages, Hardcover

First published June 22, 1972

About the author

Arthur McCandless Wilson was a member of the faculty of Dartmough College for thirty-four years, beginning as an instructor in biography in 1933 and retiring as Daniel Webster Professor of Biography and Government in 1967. Wilson helped to develop and direct Dartmouth's well-known Great Issues Course, directed the Senior Fellowship Program, and took time out during World War II to serve in the Office of strategic Services in Washington, D.C. After retiring from Dartmouth, he taught as a member of the Columbia University Graduate Faculty for two years.