Find out more about the greatest 18th Century Essayists, including Voltaire, Samuel Johnson, Washington Irving, Charles Lamb and Denis Diderot.

Famous 18th Century Essayists

VoltaireVoltaire
21 November 1694, French
Writer
Samuel JohnsonSamuel Johnson
18 September 1709, British
Writer

Washington IrwingWashington Irving
03 April 1783, American
Author, Historian, Diplomat

Charles LambCharles Lamb
10 February 1775, British
Writer & Essayist

William HazlittWilliam Hazlitt
10 April 1778, British
English Writer & Literary Critic

Thomas De QuinceyThomas De Quincey
15 August 1785, British
Essayist
Leigh HuntLeigh Hunt
19 October 1784, British
English Essayist, Poet & Critic

Denis DiderotDenis Diderot
05 October 1713, French
Philosopher, Novelist, Essayist, Encyclopédistes,

François-René de ChateaubriandFrançois-René de Chateaubriand
04 September 1768, French
Writer, Politician, Diplomat, Historian, Poet,

Hannah MoreHannah More
02 February 1745, British
Writer, Poet, Essayist
Adam FergusonAdam Ferguson
20 June 1723, British
Philosopher, Librarian, Historian, Soldier,

Joseph JoubertJoseph Joubert
07 May 1754, French
Philosopher, Essayist, Writer
Louis Gabriel Ambroise de BonaldLouis Gabriel Ambroise de Bonald
02 October 1754, French
Philosopher, Politician, Essayist