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Who Was Alive in 1759

25 of 492 historical figures were alive in 1759

George Frideric Handel
George Frideric HandelAge 74
1685–1759 · Music
Messiah oratorio
 Voltaire
VoltaireAge 65
1694–1778 · Philosophy & Thought
Enlightenment writer and philosopher
 Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin FranklinAge 53
1706–1790 · Science & Invention
Founding Father, electricity experiments
 Carl Linnaeus
Carl LinnaeusAge 52
1707–1778 · Science & Invention
Father of modern taxonomy
 Leonhard Euler
Leonhard EulerAge 52
1707–1783 · Science & Invention
Prolific Swiss mathematician
 Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Jean-Jacques RousseauAge 47
1712–1778 · Philosophy & Thought
Enlightenment philosopher of The Social Contract
 Frederick the Great
Frederick the GreatAge 47
1712–1786 · Politics & Leadership
King of Prussia and military strategist
 Adam Smith
Adam SmithAge 36
1723–1790 · Philosophy & Thought
Economist, author of The Wealth of Nations
 Immanuel Kant
Immanuel KantAge 35
1724–1804 · Philosophy & Thought
Critique of Pure Reason
 Captain James Cook
Captain James CookAge 31
1728–1779 · Exploration
Mapped the Pacific, reached Australia
 Catherine the Great
Catherine the GreatAge 30
1729–1796 · Politics & Leadership
Empress who expanded Russia
 George Washington
George WashingtonAge 27
1732–1799 · Politics & Leadership
First US President
 Joseph Haydn
Joseph HaydnAge 27
1732–1809 · Music
Father of the symphony and string quartet
 John Adams
John AdamsAge 24
1735–1826 · Politics & Leadership
Second US president and Founding Father
 James Watt
James WattAge 23
1736–1819 · Science & Invention
Improved the steam engine
 Thomas Jefferson
Thomas JeffersonAge 16
1743–1826 · Politics & Leadership
Author of the Declaration of Independence
 Toussaint Louverture
Toussaint LouvertureAge 16
1743–1803 · Politics & Leadership
Leader of the Haitian Revolution
 Francisco Goya
Francisco GoyaAge 13
1746–1828 · Art
Spanish Romantic painter
 Edward Jenner
Edward JennerAge 10
1749–1823 · Science & Invention
Pioneer of the smallpox vaccine
 Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Johann Wolfgang von GoetheAge 10
1749–1832 · Literature
German poet and author of Faust
 James Madison
James MadisonAge 8
1751–1836 · Politics & Leadership
Fourth US president, Father of the Constitution
 Marie Antoinette
Marie AntoinetteAge 4
1755–1793 · Politics & Leadership
Queen of France, executed in the Revolution
 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Wolfgang Amadeus MozartAge 3
1756–1791 · Music
Musical prodigy, symphonies & operas
 Mary Wollstonecraft
Mary WollstonecraftAge 0
1759–1797 · Philosophy & Thought
Vindication of the Rights of Woman, feminist pioneer
 Friedrich Schiller
Friedrich SchillerAge 0
1759–1805 · Literature
German poet of the Ode to Joy

Born in 1759

Friedrich Schiller
Friedrich Schiller
1759–1805 · Literature
German poet of the Ode to Joy
 Mary Wollstonecraft
Mary Wollstonecraft
1759–1797 · Philosophy & Thought
Vindication of the Rights of Woman, feminist pioneer

Also Born in 1759

Friedrich Schiller
1759–1805 · born November 10
German playwright (1759–1805)
Robert Burns
1759–1796 · born January 25
Scottish poet and lyricist (1759–1796)
Georges Danton
1759–1794 · born October 26
French revolutionary (1759–1794)
William Pitt the Younger
1759–1806 · born May 28
British statesman (1759–1806)
Joseph Fouché
1759–1820 · born May 21
French statesman, revolutionary and police chief (1763–1820)
William Wilberforce
1759–1833 · born August 24
English politician and abolitionist (1759–1833)
Seraphim of Sarov
1759–1833 · born July 19
Russian saint (1754/1759–1833)

Died in 1759

George Frideric Handel
George Frideric Handel
1685–1759 · Music
Messiah oratorio

Also Died in 1759

Ferdinand VI
1713–1759 · died August 10
King of Spain from 1746 to 1759
Pierre Louis Maupertuis
1698–1759 · died July 27
French mathematician, philosopher and man of letters (1698–1759)
James Wolfe
1727–1759 · died September 13
British Army officer (1727–1759)

Sources

  1. 1759 — 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
  23. Marie Antoinette — Wikipedia
  24. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Wikipedia
  25. Mary Wollstonecraft — Wikipedia
  26. Friedrich Schiller — Wikipedia
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