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Who Was Alive in 1782

29 of 492 historical figures were alive in 1782

Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin FranklinAge 76
1706–1790 · Science & Invention
Founding Father, electricity experiments
Leonhard Euler
Leonhard EulerAge 75
1707–1783 · Science & Invention
Prolific Swiss mathematician
Frederick the Great
Frederick the GreatAge 70
1712–1786 · Politics & Leadership
King of Prussia and military strategist
Adam Smith
Adam SmithAge 59
1723–1790 · Philosophy & Thought
Economist, author of The Wealth of Nations
Immanuel Kant
Immanuel KantAge 58
1724–1804 · Philosophy & Thought
Critique of Pure Reason
Catherine the Great
Catherine the GreatAge 53
1729–1796 · Politics & Leadership
Empress who expanded Russia
George Washington
George WashingtonAge 50
1732–1799 · Politics & Leadership
First US President
Joseph Haydn
Joseph HaydnAge 50
1732–1809 · Music
Father of the symphony and string quartet
John Adams
John AdamsAge 47
1735–1826 · Politics & Leadership
Second US president and Founding Father
James Watt
James WattAge 46
1736–1819 · Science & Invention
Improved the steam engine
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas JeffersonAge 39
1743–1826 · Politics & Leadership
Author of the Declaration of Independence
Toussaint Louverture
Toussaint LouvertureAge 39
1743–1803 · Politics & Leadership
Leader of the Haitian Revolution
Francisco Goya
Francisco GoyaAge 36
1746–1828 · Art
Spanish Romantic painter
Edward Jenner
Edward JennerAge 33
1749–1823 · Science & Invention
Pioneer of the smallpox vaccine
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Johann Wolfgang von GoetheAge 33
1749–1832 · Literature
German poet and author of Faust
James Madison
James MadisonAge 31
1751–1836 · Politics & Leadership
Fourth US president, Father of the Constitution
Marie Antoinette
Marie AntoinetteAge 27
1755–1793 · Politics & Leadership
Queen of France, executed in the Revolution
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Wolfgang Amadeus MozartAge 26
1756–1791 · Music
Musical prodigy, symphonies & operas
Mary Wollstonecraft
Mary WollstonecraftAge 23
1759–1797 · Philosophy & Thought
Vindication of the Rights of Woman, feminist pioneer
Friedrich Schiller
Friedrich SchillerAge 23
1759–1805 · Literature
German poet of the Ode to Joy
Hokusai
HokusaiAge 22
1760–1849 · Art
The Great Wave, Japanese master printmaker
Andrew Jackson
Andrew JacksonAge 15
1767–1845 · Politics & Leadership
Seventh President of the United States
John Quincy Adams
John Quincy AdamsAge 15
1767–1848 · Politics & Leadership
Sixth President of the United States
Napoleon Bonaparte
Napoleon BonaparteAge 13
1769–1821 · Politics & Leadership
Emperor of France, military genius
Ludwig van Beethoven
Ludwig van BeethovenAge 12
1770–1827 · Music
Symphonies composed while going deaf
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich HegelAge 12
1770–1831 · Philosophy & Thought
German idealist philosopher
Jane Austen
Jane AustenAge 7
1775–1817 · Literature
Pride and Prejudice
Carl Friedrich Gauss
Carl Friedrich GaussAge 5
1777–1855 · Science & Invention
Mathematician called the Prince of Mathematicians
Niccolò Paganini
Niccolò PaganiniAge 0
1782–1840 · Music
Virtuoso violinist, the Devil's violinist

Born in 1782

Niccolò Paganini
Niccolò Paganini
1782–1840 · Music
Virtuoso violinist, the Devil's violinist

Also Born in 1782

1782–1862 · born December 5
President of the United States from 1837 to 1841
1782–1850 · born March 18
Vice President of the United States from 1825 to 1832
1782–1871 · born January 29
French opera composer (1782–1871)

Also Died in 1782

1700–1782 · died March 17
Swiss mathematician and physicist (1700–1782)
1735–1782 · died January 1
German composer (1735–1782)
1730–1782 · died July 1
Prime Minister of Great Britain (1765–1766; 1782)
1734–1782 · died April 7
King of Siam from 1767 to 1782

Sources

  1. 1782 — Wikipedia. Births, deaths and events of the year
  2. Benjamin Franklin — Wikipedia
  3. Leonhard Euler — Wikipedia
  4. Frederick the Great — Wikipedia
  5. Adam Smith — Wikipedia
  6. Immanuel Kant — Wikipedia
  7. Catherine the Great — Wikipedia
  8. George Washington — Wikipedia
  9. Joseph Haydn — Wikipedia
  10. John Adams — Wikipedia
  11. James Watt — Wikipedia
  12. Thomas Jefferson — Wikipedia
  13. Toussaint Louverture — Wikipedia
  14. Francisco Goya — Wikipedia
  15. Edward Jenner — Wikipedia
  16. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe — Wikipedia
  17. James Madison — Wikipedia
  18. Marie Antoinette — Wikipedia
  19. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Wikipedia
  20. Mary Wollstonecraft — Wikipedia
  21. Friedrich Schiller — Wikipedia
  22. Hokusai — Wikipedia
  23. Andrew Jackson — Wikipedia
  24. John Quincy Adams — Wikipedia
  25. Napoleon — Wikipedia
  26. Ludwig van Beethoven — Wikipedia
  27. Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel — Wikipedia
  28. Jane Austen — Wikipedia
  29. Carl Friedrich Gauss — Wikipedia
  30. Niccolò Paganini — Wikipedia
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