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Who Was Alive in 1797

32 of 492 historical figures were alive in 1797

Immanuel Kant
Immanuel KantAge 73
1724–1804 · Philosophy & Thought
Critique of Pure Reason
George Washington
George WashingtonAge 65
1732–1799 · Politics & Leadership
First US President
Joseph Haydn
Joseph HaydnAge 65
1732–1809 · Music
Father of the symphony and string quartet
John Adams
John AdamsAge 62
1735–1826 · Politics & Leadership
Second US president and Founding Father
James Watt
James WattAge 61
1736–1819 · Science & Invention
Improved the steam engine
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas JeffersonAge 54
1743–1826 · Politics & Leadership
Author of the Declaration of Independence
Toussaint Louverture
Toussaint LouvertureAge 54
1743–1803 · Politics & Leadership
Leader of the Haitian Revolution
Francisco Goya
Francisco GoyaAge 51
1746–1828 · Art
Spanish Romantic painter
Edward Jenner
Edward JennerAge 48
1749–1823 · Science & Invention
Pioneer of the smallpox vaccine
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Johann Wolfgang von GoetheAge 48
1749–1832 · Literature
German poet and author of Faust
James Madison
James MadisonAge 46
1751–1836 · Politics & Leadership
Fourth US president, Father of the Constitution
Mary Wollstonecraft
Mary WollstonecraftAge 38
1759–1797 · Philosophy & Thought
Vindication of the Rights of Woman, feminist pioneer
Friedrich Schiller
Friedrich SchillerAge 38
1759–1805 · Literature
German poet of the Ode to Joy
Hokusai
HokusaiAge 37
1760–1849 · Art
The Great Wave, Japanese master printmaker
Andrew Jackson
Andrew JacksonAge 30
1767–1845 · Politics & Leadership
Seventh President of the United States
John Quincy Adams
John Quincy AdamsAge 30
1767–1848 · Politics & Leadership
Sixth President of the United States
Napoleon Bonaparte
Napoleon BonaparteAge 28
1769–1821 · Politics & Leadership
Emperor of France, military genius
Ludwig van Beethoven
Ludwig van BeethovenAge 27
1770–1827 · Music
Symphonies composed while going deaf
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich HegelAge 27
1770–1831 · Philosophy & Thought
German idealist philosopher
Jane Austen
Jane AustenAge 22
1775–1817 · Literature
Pride and Prejudice
Carl Friedrich Gauss
Carl Friedrich GaussAge 20
1777–1855 · Science & Invention
Mathematician called the Prince of Mathematicians
Niccolò Paganini
Niccolò PaganiniAge 15
1782–1840 · Music
Virtuoso violinist, the Devil's violinist
Simón Bolívar
Simón BolívarAge 14
1783–1830 · Politics & Leadership
Liberator of South America
Jacob Grimm
Jacob GrimmAge 12
1785–1863 · Literature
Grimm's Fairy Tales
Shaka Zulu
Shaka ZuluAge about 10
1787–1828 · Politics & Leadership
Founder of the Zulu Kingdom
Lord Byron
Lord ByronAge 9
1788–1824 · Literature
Romantic poet of Don Juan and Childe Harold
Arthur Schopenhauer
Arthur SchopenhauerAge 9
1788–1860 · Philosophy & Thought
German philosopher of pessimism
Michael Faraday
Michael FaradayAge 6
1791–1867 · Science & Invention
Electromagnetic induction
Charles Babbage
Charles BabbageAge 6
1791–1871 · Science & Invention
Father of the computer, designed the Analytical Engine
Franz Schubert
Franz SchubertAge 0
1797–1828 · Music
Composer of lieder and the Unfinished Symphony
Mary Shelley
Mary ShelleyAge 0
1797–1851 · Literature
Author of Frankenstein
Heinrich Heine
Heinrich HeineAge 0
1797–1856 · Literature
German Romantic poet

Born in 1797

Franz Schubert
Franz Schubert
1797–1828 · Music
Composer of lieder and the Unfinished Symphony
Heinrich Heine
Heinrich Heine
1797–1856 · Literature
German Romantic poet
Mary Shelley
Mary Shelley
1797–1851 · Literature
Author of Frankenstein

Also Born in 1797

1797–1828 · born January 31
Austrian composer (1797–1828)
1797–1856 · born December 13
German writer and literary critic (1797–1856)
1797–1851 · born August 30
English writer (1797–1851)
1797–1869 · born December 27
Indian poet (1797–1869)
1797–1848 · born November 29
Italian opera composer (1797–1848)
1797–1863 · born March 27
French poet, playwright, and novelist (1797–1863)
1797–1878 · born December 17
American physicist and inventor (1797–1878)
1797–1875 · born November 14
Scottish geologist (1797–1875)

Died in 1797

Mary Wollstonecraft
Mary Wollstonecraft
1759–1797 · Philosophy & Thought
Vindication of the Rights of Woman, feminist pioneer

Also Died in 1797

1729–1797 · died July 9
Anglo-Irish politician and philosopher (1729–1797)
1717–1797 · died March 2
British politician, writer, historian and antiquarian (1717–1797)
1726–1797 · died March 26
Scottish geologist, agriculturalist, chemical manufacturer (1726–1797)
1760–1797 · died May 27
French revolutionary and journalist (1760–1797)
1744–1797 · died November 16
King of Prussia from 1786 to 1797
1745–1797 · died March 31
Black British abolitionist and writer (c. 1745 – 1797)

Sources

  1. 1797 — Wikipedia. Births, deaths and events of the year
  2. Immanuel Kant — Wikipedia
  3. George Washington — Wikipedia
  4. Joseph Haydn — Wikipedia
  5. John Adams — Wikipedia
  6. James Watt — Wikipedia
  7. Thomas Jefferson — Wikipedia
  8. Toussaint Louverture — Wikipedia
  9. Francisco Goya — Wikipedia
  10. Edward Jenner — Wikipedia
  11. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe — Wikipedia
  12. James Madison — Wikipedia
  13. Mary Wollstonecraft — Wikipedia
  14. Friedrich Schiller — Wikipedia
  15. Hokusai — Wikipedia
  16. Andrew Jackson — Wikipedia
  17. John Quincy Adams — Wikipedia
  18. Napoleon — Wikipedia
  19. Ludwig van Beethoven — Wikipedia
  20. Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel — Wikipedia
  21. Jane Austen — Wikipedia
  22. Carl Friedrich Gauss — Wikipedia
  23. Niccolò Paganini — Wikipedia
  24. Simón Bolívar — Wikipedia
  25. Jacob Grimm — Wikipedia
  26. Shaka — Wikipedia
  27. Lord Byron — Wikipedia
  28. Arthur Schopenhauer — Wikipedia
  29. Michael Faraday — Wikipedia
  30. Charles Babbage — Wikipedia
  31. Franz Schubert — Wikipedia
  32. Mary Shelley — Wikipedia
  33. Heinrich Heine — Wikipedia
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