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Ephraim Chambers

English writer and encyclopaedist · Writers · Lived 1680 to 1740 · aged 60

Ephraim Chambers was an English writer and encyclopaedist, who is primarily known for producing the Cyclopaedia, or an Universal Dictionary of Arts and Sciences. Chambers' Cyclopædia is known as the original source material for the French Encyclopédie that started off as a translation of Cyclopædia.

Ephraim Chambers is read about 21 times a day, in 21 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 15 June 2026

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Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1680 to 1740 · aged 60