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Who Was Alive in 1636

12 of 492 historical figures were alive in 1636

Galileo Galilei
Galileo GalileiAge 72
1564–1642 · Science & Invention
Father of modern observational astronomy
 Peter Paul Rubens
Peter Paul RubensAge 59
1577–1640 · Art
Flemish Baroque painter
 René Descartes
René DescartesAge 40
1596–1650 · Philosophy & Thought
"I think, therefore I am"
 Oliver Cromwell
Oliver CromwellAge 37
1599–1658 · Politics & Leadership
Lord Protector of England
 Diego Velázquez
Diego VelázquezAge 37
1599–1660 · Art
Spanish painter of Las Meninas
 Rembrandt
RembrandtAge 30
1606–1669 · Art
Dutch Golden Age master painter
 Molière
MolièreAge 14
1622–1673 · Literature
French playwright and actor
 Blaise Pascal
Blaise PascalAge 13
1623–1662 · Science & Invention
Mathematician, physicist and author of the Pensées
 John Locke
John LockeAge 4
1632–1704 · Philosophy & Thought
Father of liberalism
 Johannes Vermeer
Johannes VermeerAge 4
1632–1675 · Art
Girl with a Pearl Earring
 Christopher Wren
Christopher WrenAge 4
1632–1723 · Art
Architect of St Paul's Cathedral
 Baruch Spinoza
Baruch SpinozaAge 4
1632–1677 · Philosophy & Thought
Dutch rationalist philosopher of the Ethics

Also Born in 1636

Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux
1636–1711 · born November 1
French poet and critic (1636–1711)

Also Died in 1636

Date Masamune
1567–1636 · died June 27
Japanese samurai and daimyō (1567–1636)

Sources

  1. 1636 — Wikipedia. Births, deaths and events of the year
  2. Galileo Galilei — Wikipedia
  3. Peter Paul Rubens — Wikipedia
  4. René Descartes — Wikipedia
  5. Oliver Cromwell — Wikipedia
  6. Diego Velázquez — Wikipedia
  7. Rembrandt — Wikipedia
  8. Molière — Wikipedia
  9. Blaise Pascal — Wikipedia
  10. John Locke — Wikipedia
  11. Johannes Vermeer — Wikipedia
  12. Christopher Wren — Wikipedia
  13. Baruch Spinoza — Wikipedia
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