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Who Was Alive in 1750

21 of 492 historical figures were alive in 1750

Johann Sebastian Bach
Johann Sebastian BachAge 65
1685–1750 · Music
Master of Baroque composition
 George Frideric Handel
George Frideric HandelAge 65
1685–1759 · Music
Messiah oratorio
 Voltaire
VoltaireAge 56
1694–1778 · Philosophy & Thought
Enlightenment writer and philosopher
 Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin FranklinAge 44
1706–1790 · Science & Invention
Founding Father, electricity experiments
 Carl Linnaeus
Carl LinnaeusAge 43
1707–1778 · Science & Invention
Father of modern taxonomy
 Leonhard Euler
Leonhard EulerAge 43
1707–1783 · Science & Invention
Prolific Swiss mathematician
 Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Jean-Jacques RousseauAge 38
1712–1778 · Philosophy & Thought
Enlightenment philosopher of The Social Contract
 Frederick the Great
Frederick the GreatAge 38
1712–1786 · Politics & Leadership
King of Prussia and military strategist
 Adam Smith
Adam SmithAge 27
1723–1790 · Philosophy & Thought
Economist, author of The Wealth of Nations
 Immanuel Kant
Immanuel KantAge 26
1724–1804 · Philosophy & Thought
Critique of Pure Reason
 Captain James Cook
Captain James CookAge 22
1728–1779 · Exploration
Mapped the Pacific, reached Australia
 Catherine the Great
Catherine the GreatAge 21
1729–1796 · Politics & Leadership
Empress who expanded Russia
 George Washington
George WashingtonAge 18
1732–1799 · Politics & Leadership
First US President
 Joseph Haydn
Joseph HaydnAge 18
1732–1809 · Music
Father of the symphony and string quartet
 John Adams
John AdamsAge 15
1735–1826 · Politics & Leadership
Second US president and Founding Father
 James Watt
James WattAge 14
1736–1819 · Science & Invention
Improved the steam engine
 Thomas Jefferson
Thomas JeffersonAge 7
1743–1826 · Politics & Leadership
Author of the Declaration of Independence
 Toussaint Louverture
Toussaint LouvertureAge 7
1743–1803 · Politics & Leadership
Leader of the Haitian Revolution
 Francisco Goya
Francisco GoyaAge 4
1746–1828 · Art
Spanish Romantic painter
 Edward Jenner
Edward JennerAge 1
1749–1823 · Science & Invention
Pioneer of the smallpox vaccine
 Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Johann Wolfgang von GoetheAge 1
1749–1832 · Literature
German poet and author of Faust

Also Born in 1750

Antonio Salieri
1750–1825 · born August 18
Italian composer and teacher (1750–1825)
Caroline Herschel
1750–1848 · born March 16
German-British astronomer (1750–1848)
Tipu Sultan
1750–1799 · born November 20
Sultan of Mysore from 1782 to 1799

Died in 1750

Johann Sebastian Bach
Johann Sebastian Bach
1685–1750 · Music
Master of Baroque composition

Also Died in 1750

Emperor Sakuramachi
1720–1750 · died May 28
Emperor of Japan from 1735 to 1747

Sources

  1. 1750 — 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
  21. Edward Jenner — Wikipedia
  22. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe — Wikipedia
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