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Who Was Alive in 1716

13 of 492 historical figures were alive in 1716

Christopher Wren
Christopher WrenAge 84
1632–1723 · Art
Architect of St Paul's Cathedral
Isaac Newton
Isaac NewtonAge 73
1643–1727 · Science & Invention
Laws of motion and gravity
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
Gottfried Wilhelm LeibnizAge 70
1646–1716 · Science & Invention
Co-inventor of calculus, philosopher
Peter the Great
Peter the GreatAge 44
1672–1725 · Politics & Leadership
Tsar who modernized Russia
Antonio Vivaldi
Antonio VivaldiAge 38
1678–1741 · Music
The Four Seasons
Johann Sebastian Bach
Johann Sebastian BachAge 31
1685–1750 · Music
Master of Baroque composition
George Frideric Handel
George Frideric HandelAge 31
1685–1759 · Music
Messiah oratorio
Voltaire
VoltaireAge 22
1694–1778 · Philosophy & Thought
Enlightenment writer and philosopher
Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin FranklinAge 10
1706–1790 · Science & Invention
Founding Father, electricity experiments
Carl Linnaeus
Carl LinnaeusAge 9
1707–1778 · Science & Invention
Father of modern taxonomy
Leonhard Euler
Leonhard EulerAge 9
1707–1783 · Science & Invention
Prolific Swiss mathematician
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Jean-Jacques RousseauAge 4
1712–1778 · Philosophy & Thought
Enlightenment philosopher of The Social Contract
Frederick the Great
Frederick the GreatAge 4
1712–1786 · Politics & Leadership
King of Prussia and military strategist

Also Born in 1716

1716–1788 · born January 20
King of Spain from 1759 to 1788
1716–1771 · born December 26
English poet and classical scholar (1716–1771)

Died in 1716

Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
1646–1716 · Science & Invention
Co-inventor of calculus, philosopher

Also Died in 1716

1673–1716 · died April 28
French Catholic priest and saint (1673–1716)
1682–1716 · died June 5
English mathematician (1682–1716)

Sources

  1. 1716 — Wikipedia. Births, deaths and events of the year
  2. Christopher Wren — Wikipedia
  3. Isaac Newton — Wikipedia
  4. Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz — Wikipedia
  5. Peter the Great — Wikipedia
  6. Antonio Vivaldi — Wikipedia
  7. Johann Sebastian Bach — Wikipedia
  8. George Frideric Handel — Wikipedia
  9. Voltaire — Wikipedia
  10. Benjamin Franklin — Wikipedia
  11. Carl Linnaeus — Wikipedia
  12. Leonhard Euler — Wikipedia
  13. Jean-Jacques Rousseau — Wikipedia
  14. Frederick the Great — Wikipedia
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