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Who Was Alive in 1724

13 of 492 historical figures were alive in 1724

Isaac Newton
Isaac NewtonAge 81
1643–1727 · Science & Invention
Laws of motion and gravity
Peter the Great
Peter the GreatAge 52
1672–1725 · Politics & Leadership
Tsar who modernized Russia
Antonio Vivaldi
Antonio VivaldiAge 46
1678–1741 · Music
The Four Seasons
Johann Sebastian Bach
Johann Sebastian BachAge 39
1685–1750 · Music
Master of Baroque composition
George Frideric Handel
George Frideric HandelAge 39
1685–1759 · Music
Messiah oratorio
Voltaire
VoltaireAge 30
1694–1778 · Philosophy & Thought
Enlightenment writer and philosopher
Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin FranklinAge 18
1706–1790 · Science & Invention
Founding Father, electricity experiments
Carl Linnaeus
Carl LinnaeusAge 17
1707–1778 · Science & Invention
Father of modern taxonomy
Leonhard Euler
Leonhard EulerAge 17
1707–1783 · Science & Invention
Prolific Swiss mathematician
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Jean-Jacques RousseauAge 12
1712–1778 · Philosophy & Thought
Enlightenment philosopher of The Social Contract
Frederick the Great
Frederick the GreatAge 12
1712–1786 · Politics & Leadership
King of Prussia and military strategist
Adam Smith
Adam SmithAge 1
1723–1790 · Philosophy & Thought
Economist, author of The Wealth of Nations
Immanuel Kant
Immanuel KantAge 0
1724–1804 · Philosophy & Thought
Critique of Pure Reason

Born in 1724

Immanuel Kant
Immanuel Kant
1724–1804 · Philosophy & Thought
Critique of Pure Reason

Also Born in 1724

1724–1803 · born July 2
German poet (1724–1803)

Also Died in 1724

1655–1724 · died March 7
Head of the Catholic Church from 1721 to 1724

Sources

  1. 1724 — Wikipedia. Births, deaths and events of the year
  2. Isaac Newton — Wikipedia
  3. Peter the Great — Wikipedia
  4. Antonio Vivaldi — Wikipedia
  5. Johann Sebastian Bach — Wikipedia
  6. George Frideric Handel — Wikipedia
  7. Voltaire — Wikipedia
  8. Benjamin Franklin — Wikipedia
  9. Carl Linnaeus — Wikipedia
  10. Leonhard Euler — Wikipedia
  11. Jean-Jacques Rousseau — Wikipedia
  12. Frederick the Great — Wikipedia
  13. Adam Smith — Wikipedia
  14. Immanuel Kant — Wikipedia
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