The ''Encyclopédie française'' was a French
encyclopedia
An encyclopedia (American English) or encyclopædia (British English) is a reference work or compendium providing summaries of knowledge either general or special to a particular field or discipline. Encyclopedias are divided into articles ...
designed by
Anatole de Monzie
Anatole de Monzie (22 November 1876, Bazas, Gironde – 11 January 1947, Paris) was a French administrator, encyclopaedist ('' Encyclopédie française''), political figure and scholar. His father was a tax collector in Bazas, Gironde whe ...
and
Lucien Febvre
Lucien Paul Victor Febvre (, ; 22 July 1878 – 11 September 1956) was a French historian best known for the role he played in establishing the Annales School of history. He was the initial editor of the '' Encyclopédie française'' together wi ...
. It appeared between 1935 and 1966.
Volumes
*I. L'Outillage mental. Pensée, langage, mathématique.
*II. La physique.
*III. Le Ciel et la Terre.
*IV. La vie.
*V. Les êtres vivants.
*VI. L'être humain.
*VII. Espèce humaine.
*VIII. La vie mentale.
*IX. L'univers économique et social.
*X. L'état moderne, aménagement et crise.
*XI. La vie internationale.
*XII. Chimie. Science et industries.
*XIII. Industrie. Agriculture.
*XIV. La civilisation quotidienne.
*XV. Education et instruction.
*XVI. Arts et Littératures dans la société contemporaine: Materiaux et Techniques.
*XVII. Arts et Littératures dans la société contemporaine: Oeuvres et Interprétations.
*XVIII. La Civilisation écrite.
*XIX. Philosophie. Religion.
*XX. Le monde en devenir (histoire, évolution, prospective).
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Charles Van Doren
Charles Lincoln Van Doren (February 12, 1926 – April 9, 2019) was an American writer and editor who was involved in a television quiz show scandal in the 1950s. In 1959 he testified before the U.S. Congress that he had been given the corr ...
, "The Idea of an Encyclopedia" (1963), discussing the ''Encyclopédie française''
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