Ephraim Chambers
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Ephraim Chambers (c. 1680 – 15 May 1740) was an English writer and encyclopaedist, who is primarily known for producing the Cyclopaedia, or an Universal Dictionary of Arts and Sciences.[1] Chambers' Cyclopædia is known as the original source material for the French Encyclopédie that started off as a translation of Cyclopædia.[2]
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Born | c. 1680 Kendal, Westmorland, England |
Died | 15 May 1740(1740-05-15) (aged 59–60) Islington, England |
Occupation | Encyclopaedist, publisher |
Genre | Non-fiction |
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