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Who Was Alive in 1648

14 of 492 historical figures were alive in 1648

René Descartes
René DescartesAge 52
1596–1650 · Philosophy & Thought
"I think, therefore I am"
Oliver Cromwell
Oliver CromwellAge 49
1599–1658 · Politics & Leadership
Lord Protector of England
Diego Velázquez
Diego VelázquezAge 49
1599–1660 · Art
Spanish painter of Las Meninas
Rembrandt
RembrandtAge 42
1606–1669 · Art
Dutch Golden Age master painter
Molière
MolièreAge 26
1622–1673 · Literature
French playwright and actor
Blaise Pascal
Blaise PascalAge 25
1623–1662 · Science & Invention
Mathematician, physicist and author of the Pensées
John Locke
John LockeAge 16
1632–1704 · Philosophy & Thought
Father of liberalism
Johannes Vermeer
Johannes VermeerAge 16
1632–1675 · Art
Girl with a Pearl Earring
Christopher Wren
Christopher WrenAge 16
1632–1723 · Art
Architect of St Paul's Cathedral
Baruch Spinoza
Baruch SpinozaAge 16
1632–1677 · Philosophy & Thought
Dutch rationalist philosopher of the Ethics
Louis XIV
Louis XIVAge 10
1638–1715 · Politics & Leadership
The Sun King of France
Isaac Newton
Isaac NewtonAge 5
1643–1727 · Science & Invention
Laws of motion and gravity
Matsuo Bashō
Matsuo BashōAge 4
1644–1694 · Literature
Japanese master of haiku
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
Gottfried Wilhelm LeibnizAge 2
1646–1716 · Science & Invention
Co-inventor of calculus, philosopher

Also Died in 1648

1615–1648 · died August 18
Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1640 to 1648
1588–1648 · died September 1
French polymath (1588–1648)
1595–1648 · died May 20
Ruler of Poland–Lithuania from 1632 to 1648

Notable World Events in 1648

Sources

  1. 1648 — Wikipedia. Births, deaths and events of the year
  2. René Descartes — Wikipedia
  3. Oliver Cromwell — Wikipedia
  4. Diego Velázquez — Wikipedia
  5. Rembrandt — Wikipedia
  6. Molière — Wikipedia
  7. Blaise Pascal — Wikipedia
  8. John Locke — Wikipedia
  9. Johannes Vermeer — Wikipedia
  10. Christopher Wren — Wikipedia
  11. Baruch Spinoza — Wikipedia
  12. Louis XIV — Wikipedia
  13. Isaac Newton — Wikipedia
  14. Matsuo Bashō — Wikipedia
  15. Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz — Wikipedia
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