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Who Was Alive in 1747

19 of 492 historical figures were alive in 1747

Johann Sebastian Bach
Johann Sebastian BachAge 62
1685–1750 · Music
Master of Baroque composition
 George Frideric Handel
George Frideric HandelAge 62
1685–1759 · Music
Messiah oratorio
 Voltaire
VoltaireAge 53
1694–1778 · Philosophy & Thought
Enlightenment writer and philosopher
 Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin FranklinAge 41
1706–1790 · Science & Invention
Founding Father, electricity experiments
 Carl Linnaeus
Carl LinnaeusAge 40
1707–1778 · Science & Invention
Father of modern taxonomy
 Leonhard Euler
Leonhard EulerAge 40
1707–1783 · Science & Invention
Prolific Swiss mathematician
 Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Jean-Jacques RousseauAge 35
1712–1778 · Philosophy & Thought
Enlightenment philosopher of The Social Contract
 Frederick the Great
Frederick the GreatAge 35
1712–1786 · Politics & Leadership
King of Prussia and military strategist
 Adam Smith
Adam SmithAge 24
1723–1790 · Philosophy & Thought
Economist, author of The Wealth of Nations
 Immanuel Kant
Immanuel KantAge 23
1724–1804 · Philosophy & Thought
Critique of Pure Reason
 Captain James Cook
Captain James CookAge 19
1728–1779 · Exploration
Mapped the Pacific, reached Australia
 Catherine the Great
Catherine the GreatAge 18
1729–1796 · Politics & Leadership
Empress who expanded Russia
 George Washington
George WashingtonAge 15
1732–1799 · Politics & Leadership
First US President
 Joseph Haydn
Joseph HaydnAge 15
1732–1809 · Music
Father of the symphony and string quartet
 John Adams
John AdamsAge 12
1735–1826 · Politics & Leadership
Second US president and Founding Father
 James Watt
James WattAge 11
1736–1819 · Science & Invention
Improved the steam engine
 Thomas Jefferson
Thomas JeffersonAge 4
1743–1826 · Politics & Leadership
Author of the Declaration of Independence
 Toussaint Louverture
Toussaint LouvertureAge 4
1743–1803 · Politics & Leadership
Leader of the Haitian Revolution
 Francisco Goya
Francisco GoyaAge 1
1746–1828 · Art
Spanish Romantic painter

Also Born in 1747

Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor
1747–1792 · born May 5
Holy Roman Emperor from 1790 to 1792

Also Died in 1747

Nader Shah
1688–1747 · died June 19
Shah of Iran from 1736 to 1747
Luc de Clapiers, marquis de Vauvenargues
1715–1747 · died May 28
French writer, nobleman and moralist (1715–1747)
Alain-René Lesage
1668–1747 · died November 17
French novelist
Amaro Pargo
1678–1747 · died October 4
Spanish privateer and slave trader (1678–1747)

Sources

  1. 1747 — Wikipedia. Births, deaths and events of the year
  2. Johann Sebastian Bach — Wikipedia
  3. George Frideric Handel — Wikipedia
  4. Voltaire — Wikipedia
  5. Benjamin Franklin — Wikipedia
  6. Carl Linnaeus — Wikipedia
  7. Leonhard Euler — Wikipedia
  8. Jean-Jacques Rousseau — Wikipedia
  9. Frederick the Great — Wikipedia
  10. Adam Smith — Wikipedia
  11. Immanuel Kant — Wikipedia
  12. James Cook — Wikipedia
  13. Catherine the Great — Wikipedia
  14. George Washington — Wikipedia
  15. Joseph Haydn — Wikipedia
  16. John Adams — Wikipedia
  17. James Watt — Wikipedia
  18. Thomas Jefferson — Wikipedia
  19. Toussaint Louverture — Wikipedia
  20. Francisco Goya — Wikipedia
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