| A | B |
|---|
| Denis Diderot | questioned Christian sexual standards; Encyclopedia |
| Adam Smith | The Wealth of Nations |
| Baron Paul D'Holbach | The System of Nature |
| Marie Jean de Condorcet | The Progress of the Human Mind |
| Pierre Bayle | progressive Christian scholar who argued that faith could not be justified by reason |
| Bernard de Fontenelle | known for his ability to explain science to non-scientists |
| Montesquieu | The Spirit of the Laws |
| Jean Jacques Rousseau | Father of Romanticism; the noble savage |
| Marie-Therese Geoffrin | French hostess who played an interesting part in French literary and artistic life |
| George Frederick Handel | German-born British Baroque composer who was a leading composer of concerti grossi, operas and oratorios |
| Franz Joseph Haydn | prominent composer of Classical period; called by some the "Father of the Symphony" and "Father of the String Quartet" |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | prolific, influential Classical composer; wrote symphonic, concertante, chamber, piano, operatic, and choral music. |
| Samuel Richardson | major 18th century writer best known for his three epistolary novels, esp. Pamela |
