Who Was Alive in 1763

25 of 492 historical figures were alive in 1763

Voltaire

1694–1778 · Philosophy & Thought

Enlightenment writer and philosopher

Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin FranklinAge 57

1706–1790 · Science & Invention

Founding Father, electricity experiments

Carl Linnaeus

Carl LinnaeusAge 56

1707–1778 · Science & Invention

Father of modern taxonomy

Leonhard Euler

Leonhard EulerAge 56

1707–1783 · Science & Invention

Prolific Swiss mathematician

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Jean-Jacques RousseauAge 51

1712–1778 · Philosophy & Thought

Enlightenment philosopher of The Social Contract

Frederick the Great

Frederick the GreatAge 51

1712–1786 · Politics & Leadership

King of Prussia and military strategist

Adam Smith

Adam SmithAge 40

1723–1790 · Philosophy & Thought

Economist, author of The Wealth of Nations

Immanuel Kant

Immanuel KantAge 39

1724–1804 · Philosophy & Thought

Critique of Pure Reason

Captain James Cook

Captain James CookAge 35

1728–1779 · Exploration

Mapped the Pacific, reached Australia

Catherine the Great

Catherine the GreatAge 34

1729–1796 · Politics & Leadership

Empress who expanded Russia

George Washington

George WashingtonAge 31

1732–1799 · Politics & Leadership

First US President

Joseph Haydn

Joseph HaydnAge 31

1732–1809 · Music

Father of the symphony and string quartet

John Adams

John AdamsAge 28

1735–1826 · Politics & Leadership

Second US president and Founding Father

James Watt

James WattAge 27

1736–1819 · Science & Invention

Improved the steam engine

Thomas Jefferson

Thomas JeffersonAge 20

1743–1826 · Politics & Leadership

Author of the Declaration of Independence

Toussaint Louverture

Toussaint LouvertureAge 20

1743–1803 · Politics & Leadership

Leader of the Haitian Revolution

Francisco Goya

Francisco GoyaAge 17

1746–1828 · Art

Spanish Romantic painter

Edward Jenner

Edward JennerAge 14

1749–1823 · Science & Invention

Pioneer of the smallpox vaccine

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Johann Wolfgang von GoetheAge 14

1749–1832 · Literature

German poet and author of Faust

James Madison

James MadisonAge 12

1751–1836 · Politics & Leadership

Fourth US president, Father of the Constitution

Marie Antoinette

Marie AntoinetteAge 8

1755–1793 · Politics & Leadership

Queen of France, executed in the Revolution

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Wolfgang Amadeus MozartAge 7

1756–1791 · Music

Musical prodigy, symphonies & operas

Mary Wollstonecraft

Mary WollstonecraftAge 4

1759–1797 · Philosophy & Thought

Vindication of the Rights of Woman, feminist pioneer

Friedrich Schiller

Friedrich SchillerAge 4

1759–1805 · Literature

German poet of the Ode to Joy

Hokusai

1760–1849 · Art

The Great Wave, Japanese master printmaker

Also Born in 1763

Charles XIV John

1763–1844 · born January 26

King of Sweden and Norway from 1818 to 1844

Joséphine de Beauharnais

1763–1814 · born June 23

Empress of the French from 1804 to 1810

1763–1825 · born March 21

German Romantic writer (1763–1825)

Also Died in 1763

Pierre de Marivaux

1688–1763 · died February 12

French playwright and novelist (1688–1763)

Sources

1763 — 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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