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Who Was Alive in 1711

12 of 492 historical figures were alive in 1711

Christopher Wren
Christopher WrenAge 79
1632–1723 · Art
Architect of St Paul's Cathedral
Louis XIV
Louis XIVAge 73
1638–1715 · Politics & Leadership
The Sun King of France
Isaac Newton
Isaac NewtonAge 68
1643–1727 · Science & Invention
Laws of motion and gravity
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
Gottfried Wilhelm LeibnizAge 65
1646–1716 · Science & Invention
Co-inventor of calculus, philosopher
Peter the Great
Peter the GreatAge 39
1672–1725 · Politics & Leadership
Tsar who modernized Russia
Antonio Vivaldi
Antonio VivaldiAge 33
1678–1741 · Music
The Four Seasons
Johann Sebastian Bach
Johann Sebastian BachAge 26
1685–1750 · Music
Master of Baroque composition
George Frideric Handel
George Frideric HandelAge 26
1685–1759 · Music
Messiah oratorio
Voltaire
VoltaireAge 17
1694–1778 · Philosophy & Thought
Enlightenment writer and philosopher
Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin FranklinAge 5
1706–1790 · Science & Invention
Founding Father, electricity experiments
Carl Linnaeus
Carl LinnaeusAge 4
1707–1778 · Science & Invention
Father of modern taxonomy
Leonhard Euler
Leonhard EulerAge 4
1707–1783 · Science & Invention
Prolific Swiss mathematician

Also Born in 1711

1711–1776 · born May 7
Scottish philosopher, historian, economist and essayist (1711–1776)
1711–1765 · born November 19
Russian polymath (1711–1765)
1711–1799 · born September 25
Emperor of China from 1735 to 1796
1711–1778 · born October 29
Italian physicist and academic (1711–1778)
1711–1787 · born May 18
Croat-Italian physicist and writer (1711–1787)

Also Died in 1711

1636–1711 · died March 13
French poet and critic (1636–1711)
1678–1711 · died April 17
Holy Roman Emperor from 1705 to 1711

Sources

  1. 1711 — Wikipedia. Births, deaths and events of the year
  2. Christopher Wren — Wikipedia
  3. Louis XIV — Wikipedia
  4. Isaac Newton — Wikipedia
  5. Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz — Wikipedia
  6. Peter the Great — Wikipedia
  7. Antonio Vivaldi — Wikipedia
  8. Johann Sebastian Bach — Wikipedia
  9. George Frideric Handel — Wikipedia
  10. Voltaire — Wikipedia
  11. Benjamin Franklin — Wikipedia
  12. Carl Linnaeus — Wikipedia
  13. Leonhard Euler — Wikipedia
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