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Who Was Alive in 1752

21 of 492 historical figures were alive in 1752

George Frideric Handel
George Frideric HandelAge 67
1685–1759 · Music
Messiah oratorio
 Voltaire
VoltaireAge 58
1694–1778 · Philosophy & Thought
Enlightenment writer and philosopher
 Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin FranklinAge 46
1706–1790 · Science & Invention
Founding Father, electricity experiments
 Carl Linnaeus
Carl LinnaeusAge 45
1707–1778 · Science & Invention
Father of modern taxonomy
 Leonhard Euler
Leonhard EulerAge 45
1707–1783 · Science & Invention
Prolific Swiss mathematician
 Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Jean-Jacques RousseauAge 40
1712–1778 · Philosophy & Thought
Enlightenment philosopher of The Social Contract
 Frederick the Great
Frederick the GreatAge 40
1712–1786 · Politics & Leadership
King of Prussia and military strategist
 Adam Smith
Adam SmithAge 29
1723–1790 · Philosophy & Thought
Economist, author of The Wealth of Nations
 Immanuel Kant
Immanuel KantAge 28
1724–1804 · Philosophy & Thought
Critique of Pure Reason
 Captain James Cook
Captain James CookAge 24
1728–1779 · Exploration
Mapped the Pacific, reached Australia
 Catherine the Great
Catherine the GreatAge 23
1729–1796 · Politics & Leadership
Empress who expanded Russia
 George Washington
George WashingtonAge 20
1732–1799 · Politics & Leadership
First US President
 Joseph Haydn
Joseph HaydnAge 20
1732–1809 · Music
Father of the symphony and string quartet
 John Adams
John AdamsAge 17
1735–1826 · Politics & Leadership
Second US president and Founding Father
 James Watt
James WattAge 16
1736–1819 · Science & Invention
Improved the steam engine
 Thomas Jefferson
Thomas JeffersonAge 9
1743–1826 · Politics & Leadership
Author of the Declaration of Independence
 Toussaint Louverture
Toussaint LouvertureAge 9
1743–1803 · Politics & Leadership
Leader of the Haitian Revolution
 Francisco Goya
Francisco GoyaAge 6
1746–1828 · Art
Spanish Romantic painter
 Edward Jenner
Edward JennerAge 3
1749–1823 · Science & Invention
Pioneer of the smallpox vaccine
 Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Johann Wolfgang von GoetheAge 3
1749–1832 · Literature
German poet and author of Faust
 James Madison
James MadisonAge 1
1751–1836 · Politics & Leadership
Fourth US president, Father of the Constitution

Also Born in 1752

Adrien-Marie Legendre
1752–1833 · born September 18
French mathematician (1752–1833)
Johann Friedrich Blumenbach
1752–1840 · born May 11
German physiologist and anthropologist (1752–1840)
Joseph Marie Jacquard
1752–1834 · born July 7
French weaver, merchant, and inventor (1752–1834)

Also Died in 1752

Joseph Butler
1692–1752 · died June 16
English Anglican bishop (1692–1752)

Sources

  1. 1752 — Wikipedia. Births, deaths and events of the year
  2. George Frideric Handel — Wikipedia
  3. Voltaire — Wikipedia
  4. Benjamin Franklin — Wikipedia
  5. Carl Linnaeus — Wikipedia
  6. Leonhard Euler — Wikipedia
  7. Jean-Jacques Rousseau — Wikipedia
  8. Frederick the Great — Wikipedia
  9. Adam Smith — Wikipedia
  10. Immanuel Kant — Wikipedia
  11. James Cook — Wikipedia
  12. Catherine the Great — Wikipedia
  13. George Washington — Wikipedia
  14. Joseph Haydn — Wikipedia
  15. John Adams — Wikipedia
  16. James Watt — Wikipedia
  17. Thomas Jefferson — Wikipedia
  18. Toussaint Louverture — Wikipedia
  19. Francisco Goya — Wikipedia
  20. Edward Jenner — Wikipedia
  21. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe — Wikipedia
  22. James Madison — Wikipedia
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