The term encyclopedist is usually used for a group of French philosophers who collaborated in the 18th century in the production of the Encyclopédie, under the direction of Denis Diderot. It can also be used as a general term for a person helping to write an encyclopedia.

See also

• Encyclopedia
• Philosophe
• Marie Thérèse Rodet Geoffrin
• Wikimedia servers (The Wikimedia servers are named after these people)