Demosthenes was a Greek statesman and orator in ancient Athens. His orations constitute a significant expression of contemporary Athenian intellectual prowess and provide insight into the politics and culture of ancient Greece during the 4th century BC. Demosthenes learned rhetoric by studying the speeches of previous great orators. He delivered his first judicial speeches at the age of 20, in which he successfully argued that he should gain from his guardians what was left of his inheritance. For a time, Demosthenes made his living as a professional speechwriter (logographer) and a lawyer, writing speeches for use in private legal suits.
Denis Diderot was a French philosopher, art critic, and writer, best known for serving as co-founder, chief editor, and contributor to the Encyclopédie along with Jean le Rond d'Alembert. He was a prominent figure during the Age of Enlightenment.
Denis Diderot oli ranskalainen valistuksen ajan filosofi, taidearvostelija ja kirjailija, joka on tunnettu erityisesti toimittamastaan tietosanakirjasta, vuosina 1751–1772 ilmestyneestä teoksesta Encyclopédie.
Denis Diderot, né le 5 octobre 1713 à Langres et mort le 31 juillet 1784 à Paris, est un écrivain, philosophe et encyclopédiste français des Lumières, à la fois romancier, dramaturge, conteur, essayiste, dialoguiste, critique d'art, critique littéraire et traducteur.
Dennis Yeats Wheatley was a British writer whose prolific output of thrillers and occult novels made him one of the world's best-selling authors from the 1930s through the 1960s. His Gregory Sallust series was one of the main inspirations for Ian Fleming's James Bond stories.
Derek John de Solla Price was a British physicist, historian of science, and information scientist. He was known for his investigation of the Antikythera mechanism, an ancient Greek planetary computer, and for quantitative studies on scientific publications, which led to his being described as the "Herald of scientometrics".
Diego Hurtado de Mendoza y Pacheco fue un poeta y diplomático español. Desde el siglo XVII hay teorías que apuntan a él como posible autor del Lazarillo de Tormes.
Dimítrios Vikélas oli kreikkalainen kirjailija, kääntäjä, historioitsija, liikemies ja Kansainvälisen olympiakomitean ensimmäinen puheenjohtaja vuosina 1894–1896.
