Didier Diderot


Didier Diderot was a French craftsman and the father of the encyclopedist, author, philosopher of enlightenment Denis Diderot.

Biography

Didier Diderot descended from families of local craftsmen from the city of Langres, Champagne.
His father, Denis Diderot, senior, was a master craftsman, or rather a knife forgemaster, maître coutelier, and his mother was Nicole Beligné.
On 20 June 1679 both had married. Nicole Beligné was born on 1655 as the daughter of a wealthy artisan family. Her father was François Beligné who was also knife blacksmith, her mother was Catherine Grassot. From his father-in-law Beligné Denis Diderot adopted the labeling of their own products: a pearl, la perle.
Didier had five brothers - Didier was the second son - and one sister; these were Antoine Thomas, Claude, François, Felix and Didier and Catherine Diderot.
Didier Diderot married on 19 January 1712 in Chassigny Angélique Vigneron. She was the daughter of the tanner, tanneur François Vigneron and Jeanne Aramite Humblot from Langres.
Didier Diderot was close to the Jansenism. Later they had three sons and four daughters, one son died shortly after his birth in 1712, followed by Denis and Didier-Pierre, the canon of Langres, Langres chanoine écrivain and the sisters Denise, Catherine, Catherine and Angélique Diderot. Angélique Diderot joined the ursulines.
The family lived around the year 1713 in the center of Langres, Place Chambeau today the n ° 9 de la place dans le center ville de Langres, a place that now bears the name of Denis Diderot.
Didier Diderot was a specialist in the manufacture of medical and surgical cutting instruments, and his lancets were sought after by teaching doctors.

Selected writing