1740 - 1749
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Decade 1740 - 1749
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
German writer, artist, natural scientist and politician (1749–1832)
*August 28th, 1749, Frankfurt †March 22nd, 1832, Weimar
83 Thomas Jefferson
President of the United States from 1801 to 1809
*April 13th, 1743, Shadwell †July 4th, 1826, Monticello
54 Marie-Elisabeth von Humboldt
Mother of Alexander von Humboldt and Wilhelm von Humboldt (1741–1796)
*December 8th, 1741, Berlin †November 19th, 1796, Tegel
77 Jacques-Louis David
French painter (1748–1825)
*August 30th, 1748, Paris †December 29th, 1825, City of Brussels
82 Alessandro Volta
Italian physicist, chemist, and pioneer of electricity and power (1745-1827)
*February 18th, 1745, Como †March 5th, 1827, Como
72 Gaspard Monge
French mathematician, inventor of descriptive geometry and father of differential geometry (1746-1818)
*May 9th, 1746, Beaune †July 28th, 1818, ParisFrancisco Goya
Spanish painter and printmaker (1746–1828)
*March 30th, 1746, Fuendetodos †April 16th, 1828, Bordeaux.jpg "Pierre-Simon Laplace")
77 Pierre-Simon Laplace
French mathematician and astronomer (1749-1827)
*March 23rd, 1749, Beaumont-en-Auge †March 5th, 1827, Paris
73 Edward Jenner
English physician, scientist and pioneer of vaccination (1749–1823)
*May 17th, 1749, Berkeley †January 26th, 1823, Berkeley
85 Jean-Baptiste de Lamarck
French naturalist (1744-1829)
*August 1st, 1744, Bazentin †December 18th, 1829, Paris
72 Jean-Baptiste Joseph Delambre
French mathematician and astronomer
*September 19th, 1749, Amiens †August 19th, 1822, Paris
29 Thomas Lynch
Signer of the United States Declaration of Independence from South Carolina (1749-1779)
*August 5th, 1749, Georgetown County †January 1st, 1779, Atlantic Ocean.jpg "Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi")
81 Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi
Swiss pedagogue and educational reformer
*January 12th, 1746, Zürich †February 17th, 1827, Brugg.jpg "Jeremy Bentham")
83 Jeremy Bentham
British philosopher, jurist, and social reformer (1748–1832)
*February 15th, 1749, Houndsditch †June 6th, 1832, London
74 Marquis de Sade
French nobleman, revolutionary politician, philosopher and writer of erotic works
*June 2nd, 1740, Paris †December 2nd, 1814, Saint-MauriceFerdinand Franz Wallraf
German botanist, mathematician, theologian, priest and art collector (1748-1824)
*July 20th, 1748, Cologne †March 18th, 1824, Cologne
69 Charles Dibdin
British musician, songwriter, dramatist, novelist and actor
*March 15th, 1745, Southampton †July 25th, 1814, London_Detail_2.jpg "Johann Abraham Peter Schulz")
53 Johann Abraham Peter Schulz
German musician and composer (1747-1800)
*March 31st, 1747, Lüneburg †June 10th, 1800, Schwedt/Oder
62 Samuel Arnold
English composer and organist (1740-1802)
*August 10th, 1740, London †October 22nd, 1802, London
79 Anne Seymour Damer
British artist (1748–1828)
*November 8th, 1748, Sevenoaks †May 28th, 1828, London
38 Charles Clerke
British Royal Navy officer
*August 22nd, 1741, Essex †August 22nd, 1779, Kamchatka PeninsulaJohanna Isabella Eleonore Wallenrodt
German writer (1740–1819)
*February 28th, 1740, Uhlstädt †October 11th, 1819, Grodziszcze, Ząbkowice Śląskie County
80 Louise von Lengefeld
Hofmeisterin at the court of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt and mother-in-law of Friedrich Schiller
*July 27th, 1743, Wolkramshausen †December 11th, 1823, Rudolstadt
29 Philip Vickers Fithian
American writer
*January 1st, 1747, Cumberland County †January 1st, 1776, Fort Washington
50 Jean-Paul Marat
Politician and journalist during the French Revolution (1743-1793)
*May 24th, 1743, Boudry †July 13th, 1793, Paris
43 Carl Wilhelm Scheele
Swedish German chemist who discovered oxygen
*December 9th, 1742, Stralsund †May 21st, 1786, Köping
59 Johann Gottfried Herder
German philosopher, theologian, poet, and literary critic
*August 25th, 1744, Morąg †December 18th, 1803, Weimar
48 Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor
Holy Roman Emperor from 1765 to 1790
*March 13th, 1741, Hietzing †February 20th, 1790, Vienna.jpg "Abigail Adams")
73 Abigail Adams
First Lady of the United States from 1797 to 1801
*November 22nd, 1744, Weymouth †October 28th, 1818, Quincy.jpg "Margaret Bingham")
74 Margaret Bingham
British painter and writer (1740–1814)
*January 1st, 1740, Devon †February 27th, 1814, St James's Place
45 Olympe de Gouges
French playwright and political activist
*May 7th, 1748, Montauban †November 3rd, 1793, Paris
69 Peter Simon Pallas
German zoologist and botanist (1741–1811)
*September 22nd, 1741, Berlin †September 8th, 1811, Berlin
82 Adam Weishaupt
German philosopher and founder of the Illuminati (1748–1830)
*February 6th, 1748, Ingolstadt †November 18th, 1830, Gotha
59 Toussaint Louverture
Haitian national hero
*May 20th, 1743, Cap-Haïtien †April 7th, 1803, Fort de Joux
88 Emmanuel Joseph Sieyès
French priest and statesman (1748-1836)
*May 3rd, 1748, Fréjus †June 20th, 1836, Paris
50 Jean-Antoine-Nicolas de Caritat de Condorcet
French philosopher, mathematician, and political scientist (1743-1794)
*September 17th, 1743, Ribemont †March 29th, 1794, Bourg-la-Reine
79 René Just Haüy
French mineralogist
*February 28th, 1743, Saint-Just-en-Chaussée †June 3rd, 1822, Paris_(cropped).jpg "William Jones")
47 William Jones
Anglo-Welsh philologist and scholar of ancient India (1746-1794)
*September 28th, 1746, Westminster †April 27th, 1794, Kolkata
53 Friedrich Wilhelm II of Prussia
King of Prussia from 1786 to 1797
*September 25th, 1744, Berlin †November 16th, 1797, Potsdam