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Who Was Alive in 1799

33 of 492 historical figures were alive in 1799

Immanuel Kant
Immanuel KantAge 75
1724–1804 · Philosophy & Thought
Critique of Pure Reason
George Washington
George WashingtonAge 67
1732–1799 · Politics & Leadership
First US President
Joseph Haydn
Joseph HaydnAge 67
1732–1809 · Music
Father of the symphony and string quartet
John Adams
John AdamsAge 64
1735–1826 · Politics & Leadership
Second US president and Founding Father
James Watt
James WattAge 63
1736–1819 · Science & Invention
Improved the steam engine
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas JeffersonAge 56
1743–1826 · Politics & Leadership
Author of the Declaration of Independence
Toussaint Louverture
Toussaint LouvertureAge 56
1743–1803 · Politics & Leadership
Leader of the Haitian Revolution
Francisco Goya
Francisco GoyaAge 53
1746–1828 · Art
Spanish Romantic painter
Edward Jenner
Edward JennerAge 50
1749–1823 · Science & Invention
Pioneer of the smallpox vaccine
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Johann Wolfgang von GoetheAge 50
1749–1832 · Literature
German poet and author of Faust
James Madison
James MadisonAge 48
1751–1836 · Politics & Leadership
Fourth US president, Father of the Constitution
Friedrich Schiller
Friedrich SchillerAge 40
1759–1805 · Literature
German poet of the Ode to Joy
Hokusai
HokusaiAge 39
1760–1849 · Art
The Great Wave, Japanese master printmaker
Andrew Jackson
Andrew JacksonAge 32
1767–1845 · Politics & Leadership
Seventh President of the United States
John Quincy Adams
John Quincy AdamsAge 32
1767–1848 · Politics & Leadership
Sixth President of the United States
Napoleon Bonaparte
Napoleon BonaparteAge 30
1769–1821 · Politics & Leadership
Emperor of France, military genius
Ludwig van Beethoven
Ludwig van BeethovenAge 29
1770–1827 · Music
Symphonies composed while going deaf
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich HegelAge 29
1770–1831 · Philosophy & Thought
German idealist philosopher
Jane Austen
Jane AustenAge 24
1775–1817 · Literature
Pride and Prejudice
Carl Friedrich Gauss
Carl Friedrich GaussAge 22
1777–1855 · Science & Invention
Mathematician called the Prince of Mathematicians
Niccolò Paganini
Niccolò PaganiniAge 17
1782–1840 · Music
Virtuoso violinist, the Devil's violinist
Simón Bolívar
Simón BolívarAge 16
1783–1830 · Politics & Leadership
Liberator of South America
Jacob Grimm
Jacob GrimmAge 14
1785–1863 · Literature
Grimm's Fairy Tales
Shaka Zulu
Shaka ZuluAge about 12
1787–1828 · Politics & Leadership
Founder of the Zulu Kingdom
Lord Byron
Lord ByronAge 11
1788–1824 · Literature
Romantic poet of Don Juan and Childe Harold
Arthur Schopenhauer
Arthur SchopenhauerAge 11
1788–1860 · Philosophy & Thought
German philosopher of pessimism
Michael Faraday
Michael FaradayAge 8
1791–1867 · Science & Invention
Electromagnetic induction
Charles Babbage
Charles BabbageAge 8
1791–1871 · Science & Invention
Father of the computer, designed the Analytical Engine
Franz Schubert
Franz SchubertAge 2
1797–1828 · Music
Composer of lieder and the Unfinished Symphony
Mary Shelley
Mary ShelleyAge 2
1797–1851 · Literature
Author of Frankenstein
Heinrich Heine
Heinrich HeineAge 2
1797–1856 · Literature
German Romantic poet
Alexander Pushkin
Alexander PushkinAge 0
1799–1837 · Literature
Father of Russian literature
Honoré de Balzac
Honoré de BalzacAge 0
1799–1850 · Literature
French novelist of La Comédie humaine

Born in 1799

Alexander Pushkin
Alexander Pushkin
1799–1837 · Literature
Father of Russian literature
Honoré de Balzac
Honoré de Balzac
1799–1850 · Literature
French novelist of La Comédie humaine

Also Born in 1799

1799–1850 · born May 20
French novelist and playwright (1799–1850)
1799–1847 · born May 21
English fossil collector and palaeontologist (1799–1847)
1799–1859 · born July 4
King of Sweden and Norway from 1844 to 1859
1799–1880 · born June 18
English merchant and astronomer (1799–1880)
1799–1869 · born March 29
British statesman (1799–1869)
1799–1852 · born December 12
Russian painter (1799–1852)

Died in 1799

George Washington
George Washington
1732–1799 · Politics & Leadership
First US President

Also Died in 1799

1742–1799 · died February 24
German scientist and satirist (1742–1799)
1718–1799 · died January 9
Italian mathematician and philanthropist (1718–1799)
1711–1799 · died February 7
Emperor of China from 1735 to 1796
1736–1799 · died June 6
American Founding Father (1736–1799)

Notable World Events in 1799

Sources

  1. 1799 — 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. Friedrich Schiller — Wikipedia
  14. Hokusai — Wikipedia
  15. Andrew Jackson — Wikipedia
  16. John Quincy Adams — Wikipedia
  17. Napoleon — Wikipedia
  18. Ludwig van Beethoven — Wikipedia
  19. Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel — Wikipedia
  20. Jane Austen — Wikipedia
  21. Carl Friedrich Gauss — Wikipedia
  22. Niccolò Paganini — Wikipedia
  23. Simón Bolívar — Wikipedia
  24. Jacob Grimm — Wikipedia
  25. Shaka — Wikipedia
  26. Lord Byron — Wikipedia
  27. Arthur Schopenhauer — Wikipedia
  28. Michael Faraday — Wikipedia
  29. Charles Babbage — Wikipedia
  30. Franz Schubert — Wikipedia
  31. Mary Shelley — Wikipedia
  32. Heinrich Heine — Wikipedia
  33. Alexander Pushkin — Wikipedia
  34. Honoré de Balzac — Wikipedia
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