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Andrew Jackson

1767 – 1845

Judge, Lawyer, Politician, Army officer, Statesperson, Governor

Andrew Jackson (March 15, 1767 – June 8, 1845) was the seventh president of the United States from 1829 to 1837. He rose to fame as a U.S. Army general and serv…

Ivan Krylov

1769 – 1844

Linguist, Poet, Writer, Journalist, Fabulist, Dramaturge

Ivan Andreyevich Krylov (; Russian: Ива́н Андре́евич Крыло́в; 13 February 1769 – 21 November 1844) is Russia's best-known fabulist and probably the most epigram…

Joseph Bonaparte

1768 – 1844

Politician, Diplomat, Military officer

Joseph Bonaparte (born Giuseppe di Buonaparte, Italian: [dʒuˈzɛppe di ˌbwɔnaˈparte]; Corsican: Ghjuseppe Bonaparte; Spanish: José Bonaparte; 7 January 1768 – 28…

John Dalton

1766 – 1844

Physicist, Mathematician, Meteorologist, Chemist, Botanist, Naturalist

John Dalton (; 5 or 6 September 1766 – 27 July 1844) was an English chemist, physicist, and meteorologist whose work laid the foundations of modern atomic theor…

Joseph Smith

1805 – 1844

Prophet, Politician, Theologian, Founder of religion

Joseph Smith Jr. (December 23, 1805 – June 27, 1844) was an American religious and political leader and the founder of Mormonism and the Latter Day Saint moveme…

Charles XIV John

1763 – 1844

Monarch, Politician, Military commander, Soldier

Charles XIV John (Swedish: Karl XIV Johan; 26 January 1763 – 8 March 1844) was King of Sweden and Norway from 1818 until his death in 1844 and the first monarch…

Friedrich Hölderlin

1770 – 1843

Poet, Librarian, Writer, Translator, Novelist, Philosopher

Johann Christian Friedrich Hölderlin (UK: , US: ; German: [ˈfʁiːdʁɪç ˈhœldɐliːn] ; 20 March 1770 – 7 June 1843) was a German poet and philosopher. Described by…

Stendhal

1783 – 1842

Writer, Autobiographer, Diarist, Biographer, Novelist, Diplomat

Marie-Henri Beyle (French: [maʁi ɑ̃ʁi bɛl]; 23 January 1783 – 23 March 1842), better known by his pen name Stendhal (UK: , US: , French: [stɛ̃dal, stɑ̃dal]), wa…

Mikhail Lermontov

1814 – 1841

Poet, Translator, Painter, Novelist, Playwright, Military officer

Mikhail Yuryevich Lermontov ( LAIR-mən-tof, US also -⁠tawf; Russian: Михаи́л Ю́рьевич Ле́рмонтов, IPA: [mʲɪxɐˈil ˈjʉrʲjɪvʲɪtɕ ˈlʲerməntəf]; 15 October [O.S. 3…

Nicolas Appert

1749 – 1841

Confectioner, Inventor, Engineer, Businessperson

Nicolas Appert (17 November 1749 – 1 June 1841) was a French confectioner and inventor who, in the early 19th century, invented airtight food preservation. Appe…

William Henry Harrison

1773 – 1841

Politician, Diplomat, Military officer, Statesperson, Governor

William Henry Harrison (February 9, 1773 – April 4, 1841) was the ninth president of the United States from March to April 1841. He died 31 days into his term,…

Niccolò Paganini

1782 – 1840

Classical composer, Violinist, Violin virtuoso, Violist, Guitarist, Composer

Niccolò (or Nicolò) Paganini (; Italian: [ni(k)koˈlɔ ppaɡaˈniːni] ; 27 October 1782 – 27 May 1840) was an Italian violinist, guitarist and composer. He was the…

Caspar David Friedrich

1774 – 1840

Painter, Sculptor, Architectural drafter, Watercolorist, Printmaker, Draftsperson

Caspar David Friedrich (German: [ˌkaspaʁ ˌdaːvɪt ˈfʁiːdʁɪç] ; 5 September 1774 – 7 May 1840) was a German Romantic landscape painter, generally considered the m…

Haji Shariatullah

1781 – 1840

Writer

Haji Shariatullah (Bengali: হাজী শরীয়তুল্লাহ; 1781–1840) was a prominent religious leader and Islamic scholar from Bengal in the eastern subcontinent, who is b…

Mahmud II

1785 – 1839

Sovereign, Sultan

Mahmud II (Ottoman Turkish: محمود ثانى Maḥmûd-u s̠ânî; Turkish: II. Mahmud; 20 July 1785 – 1 July 1839) was the sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1808 until his…

Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord

1754 – 1839

Politician, Diplomat, Catholic priest, Writer, Catholic bishop

Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord (; French: [ʃaʁl mɔʁis də tal(ɛ)ʁɑ̃ peʁiɡɔʁ, moʁ-]; 2 February 1754 – 17 May 1838), 1st Prince of Benevento, then Prince…

Robert Grant

1779 – 1838

Politician, Writer, Poet, Hymnwriter, Governor, Lawyer

Sir Robert Grant, GCH (1779 – 9 July 1838) was a British lawyer and politician. Born in Bengal in 1779, his family relocated to England in 1790. He studied law…

Charles Fourier

1772 – 1837

Economist, Sociologist, Philosopher, Writer, Socialist

François Marie Charles Fourier (; French: [ʃaʁl fuʁje]; 7 April 1772 – 10 October 1837) was a French philosopher, an influential early socialist thinker, and on…

William IV

1765 – 1837

Monarch, Politician, Naval officer

William IV (William Henry; 21 August 1765 – 20 June 1837) was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and King of Hanover from 26 June 1830 unti…

Giacomo Leopardi

1798 – 1837

Writer, Poet, Philosopher, Philologist, Translator, Essayist

Count Giacomo Taldegardo Francesco di Sales Saverio Pietro Leopardi (29 June 1798 – 14 June 1837) was an Italian poet, philosopher, essayist, and philologist. C…