Remembered
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Gavrila Derzhavin
1743 – 1816
Linguist, Poet, Writer, Politician
Gavriil (Gavrila) Romanovich Derzhavin (Russian: Гаврии́л (Гаври́ла) Рома́нович Держа́вин, IPA: [ɡɐˈvrilə rɐˈmanəvʲɪtɕ dʲɪrˈʐavʲɪn] ; 14 July 1743 – 20 July 181…
Joachim Murat
1767 – 1815
Politician, Military officer, Military personnel, Marshal
Joachim Murat (English: myoo-RAH, French: [ʒɔakim myʁa]; 25 March 1767 – 13 October 1815) was a Marshal of the Empire, regarded as the foremost cavalry command…
Robert Fulton
1765 – 1815
Engineer, Inventor, Painter, Scientist, Technician
Here is a revised version of the memorial biography, refined and grounded only in well-supported facts: Robert Fulton (November 14, 1765 – February 24, 1815) w…
Marquis de Sade
1740 – 1814
Novelist, Philosopher, Playwright, Writer, Prose writer
Donatien Alphonse François, Marquis de Sade ( SA(H)D; French: [dɔnasjɛ̃ alfɔ̃s fʁɑ̃swa maʁki də sad]; 2 June 1740 – 2 December 1814) was a French writer, libert…
Joséphine de Beauharnais
1763 – 1814
Art collector, Draftsperson, Artist, Patron of the arts
Joséphine Bonaparte (French: [ʒozefin bɔnapaʁt], born Marie Josèphe Rose Tascher de La Pagerie; 23 June 1763 – 29 May 1814) was the first wife of Emperor Napole…
Johann Gottlieb Fichte
1762 – 1814
Philosopher, University teacher, Writer
Johann Gottlieb Fichte (19 May 1762 – 29 January 1814) was a German philosopher, and a founding figure of German idealism, which developed from the theoretical…
Mikhail Kutuzov
1745 – 1813
Diplomat, Military officer, Statesperson, Generalfeldmarschall
Prince Mikhail Illarionovich Golenishchev-Kutuzov-Smolensky (Russian: Михаил Илларионович Голенищев-Кутузов-Смоленский; 16 September [O.S. 5 September] 1745 – 2…
Joseph-Louis Lagrange
1736 – 1813
Mathematician, Astronomer, Physicist, Politician, Writer, University teacher
Joseph-Louis Lagrange (born Giuseppe Luigi Lagrangia or Giuseppe Ludovico De la Grange Tournier; 25 January 1736 – 10 April 1813), also reported as Giuseppe Lui…
Heinrich von Kleist
1777 – 1811
Playwright, Poet, Short story writer, Novelist, Writer, Poet lawyer
Bernd Heinrich Wilhelm von Kleist (German: [ˈhaɪnʁɪç fɔn ˈklaɪst] ; 18 October 1777 – 21 November 1811) was a German poet, dramatist, novelist, short story writ…
Henry Cavendish
1731 – 1810
Chemist, Physicist, Mathematician
Henry Cavendish ( KAV-ən-dish; 10 October 1731 – 24 February 1810) was an English experimental and theoretical chemist and physicist. He is noted for his discov…
Thomas Paine
1737 – 1809
Philosopher, Politician, Writer, Entrepreneur, Prose writer, Opinion journalist
Thomas Paine (born Thomas Pain, February 9, 1737 [O.S. January 29, 1736] – June 8, 1809; ) was an English-born American Founding Father, inventor, political ph…
Joseph Haydn
1732 – 1809
Composer, Conductor, Musicologist, Pianist, Independent publisher
Franz Joseph Haydn ( HY-dən; German: [ˈfʁants ˈjoːzɛf ˈhaɪdn̩] ; 31 March 1732 – 31 May 1809) was an Austrian composer of the Classical period. He was pivotal i…
Selim III
1761 – 1808
Composer, Sultan
Selim III (Ottoman Turkish: سليم ثالث, romanized: Selim-i sâlis; Turkish: III. Selim; 24 December 1761 – 28 July 1808) was the sultan of the Ottoman Empire from…
Charles-Augustin de Coulomb
1736 – 1806
Physicist, Engineer, Military officer, Military engineer, Military personnel, Soldier
Charles-Augustin de Coulomb ( KOO-lom, -lohm, koo-LOM, -LOHM; French: [kulɔ̃]; 14 June 1736 – 23 August 1806) was a French officer, engineer, and physicist. H…
William Pitt the Younger
1759 – 1806
Politician, Lawyer, Count
William Pitt (28 May 1759 – 23 January 1806) was a British statesman who served as the last prime minister of Great Britain from 1783 until the Acts of Union 18…
Isabelle de Charrière
1740 – 1805
Translator, Composer, Novelist, Writer, Playwright, Poet
Isabelle de Charrière (French: [izabɛl də ʃaʁjɛʁ]; née Isabella Agneta Elisabeth van Tuyll van Serooskerken; 20 October 1740 – 27 December 1805), also known as…
Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson
1758 – 1805
Naval officer, Politician, Admiral
Vice-Admiral of the White Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson (29 September 1758 – 21 October 1805) was a British Royal Navy officer whose leadership, grasp of…
Friedrich Schiller
1759 – 1805
Poet, Philosopher, Historian, Librarian, Physician writer, Playwright
Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller (German: [ˈjoːhan ˈkʁɪstɔf ˈfʁiːdʁɪç fɔn ˈʃɪlɐ], short: [ˈfʁiːdʁɪç ˈʃɪlɐ] ; 10 November 1759 – 9 May 1805) was a German…
Alexander Hamilton
1757 – 1804
Economist, Philosopher, Military personnel, Politician, Aide-de-camp, Military officer
Alexander Hamilton (January 11, 1755, or 1757 – July 12, 1804) was an American military officer, statesman, and Founding Father who served as the first U.S. sec…
Immanuel Kant
1724 – 1804
Philosopher, Anthropologist, Physicist, Librarian, Writer, Pedagogue
Immanuel Kant (born Emanuel Kant; 22 April 1724 – 12 February 1804) was a German philosopher. Born in Königsberg in the Kingdom of Prussia, he is considered one…