. "Pierre Bayle"@en . . "Pierre Bayle (French: [b\u025Bl]; 18 November 1647 \u2013 28 December 1706) was a French philosopher and writer best known for his seminal work the Historical and Critical Dictionary, published beginning in 1697.Bayle was a Protestant. As a forerunner of the Encyclopedists and an advocate of the principle of the toleration of divergent beliefs, his works subsequently influenced the development of the Enlightenment."@en . . . . . . . . "1647-11-18Z"^^ . . . . "1706-12-28Z"^^ . . "1647Z"^^ . "French writer and philosopher" . . . . "1706Z"^^ . . . "Bayle, Pierre"@en . . . .