Who Was Alive in 1762

25 of 492 historical figures were alive in 1762

VoltaireAge 68

1694–1778 · Philosophy & Thought

Enlightenment writer and philosopher

Benjamin FranklinAge 56

1706–1790 · Science & Invention

Founding Father, electricity experiments

Carl LinnaeusAge 55

1707–1778 · Science & Invention

Father of modern taxonomy

Leonhard EulerAge 55

1707–1783 · Science & Invention

Prolific Swiss mathematician

Jean-Jacques RousseauAge 50

1712–1778 · Philosophy & Thought

Enlightenment philosopher of The Social Contract

Frederick the GreatAge 50

1712–1786 · Politics & Leadership

King of Prussia and military strategist

Adam SmithAge 39

1723–1790 · Philosophy & Thought

Economist, author of The Wealth of Nations

Immanuel KantAge 38

1724–1804 · Philosophy & Thought

Critique of Pure Reason

Captain James CookAge 34

1728–1779 · Exploration

Mapped the Pacific, reached Australia

Catherine the GreatAge 33

1729–1796 · Politics & Leadership

Empress who expanded Russia

George WashingtonAge 30

1732–1799 · Politics & Leadership

First US President

Joseph HaydnAge 30

1732–1809 · Music

Father of the symphony and string quartet

John AdamsAge 27

1735–1826 · Politics & Leadership

Second US president and Founding Father

James WattAge 26

1736–1819 · Science & Invention

Improved the steam engine

Thomas JeffersonAge 19

1743–1826 · Politics & Leadership

Author of the Declaration of Independence

Toussaint LouvertureAge 19

1743–1803 · Politics & Leadership

Leader of the Haitian Revolution

Francisco GoyaAge 16

1746–1828 · Art

Spanish Romantic painter

Edward JennerAge 13

1749–1823 · Science & Invention

Pioneer of the smallpox vaccine

Johann Wolfgang von GoetheAge 13

1749–1832 · Literature

German poet and author of Faust

James MadisonAge 11

1751–1836 · Politics & Leadership

Fourth US president, Father of the Constitution

Marie AntoinetteAge 7

1755–1793 · Politics & Leadership

Queen of France, executed in the Revolution

Wolfgang Amadeus MozartAge 6

1756–1791 · Music

Musical prodigy, symphonies & operas

Mary WollstonecraftAge 3

1759–1797 · Philosophy & Thought

Vindication of the Rights of Woman, feminist pioneer

Friedrich SchillerAge 3

1759–1805 · Literature

German poet of the Ode to Joy

HokusaiAge 2

1760–1849 · Art

The Great Wave, Japanese master printmaker

Also Born in 1762

Johann Gottlieb Fichte

1762–1814 · born May 19

German philosopher (1762–1814)

George IV

1762–1830 · born August 12

King of the United Kingdom from 1820 to 1830

André Chénier

1762–1794 · born October 30

French poet (1762–1794)

Spencer Perceval

1762–1812 · born November 1

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1809 to 1812

Also Died in 1762

Peter III of Russia

1728–1762 · died July 17

Emperor of Russia in 1762

Alexander Gottlieb Baumgarten

1714–1762 · died May 26

German philosopher

James Bradley

1693–1762 · died July 13

English astronomer (1692–1762)

Lady Mary Wortley Montagu

1689–1762 · died August 21

English writer and poet (1689–1762)

Dorothea Erxleben

1715–1762 · died June 13

German physician (1715–1762)

Sources

1762 — Wikipedia. Births, deaths and events of the year
Voltaire — Wikipedia
Benjamin Franklin — Wikipedia
Carl Linnaeus — Wikipedia
Leonhard Euler — Wikipedia
Jean-Jacques Rousseau — Wikipedia
Frederick the Great — Wikipedia
Adam Smith — Wikipedia
Immanuel Kant — Wikipedia
James Cook — Wikipedia
Catherine the Great — Wikipedia
George Washington — Wikipedia
Joseph Haydn — Wikipedia
John Adams — Wikipedia
James Watt — Wikipedia
Thomas Jefferson — Wikipedia
Toussaint Louverture — Wikipedia
Francisco Goya — Wikipedia
Edward Jenner — Wikipedia
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe — Wikipedia
James Madison — Wikipedia
Marie Antoinette — Wikipedia
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Wikipedia
Mary Wollstonecraft — Wikipedia
Friedrich Schiller — Wikipedia
Hokusai — Wikipedia

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