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Joseph Priestley

1733 – 1804

Philosopher, Theologian, Chemist, Educator, Political theorist, Dilettante

Joseph Priestley (; 24 March 1733 – 6 February 1804) was an English chemist, Unitarian, natural philosopher, separatist theologian, grammarian, multi-subject ed…

Johann Gottfried Herder

1744 – 1803

Philosopher, Theologian, Poet, Translator, Writer, Literary critic

Johann Gottfried von Herder ( HUR-dər; German: [ˈjoːhan ˈɡɔtfʁiːt ˈhɛʁdɐ]; 25 August 1744 – 18 December 1803) was a German philosopher, theologian, pastor, poet…

Martha Washington

1731 – 1802

Politician

Martha Washington (previously Custis, née Dandridge; June 2, 1731 O.S. – May 22, 1802) was the wife of George Washington, who was a Founding Father and the firs…

Novalis

1772 – 1801

Poet, Lyricist, Philosopher, Engineer, Literary theorist, Writer

Georg Philipp Friedrich Freiherr von Hardenberg (2 May 1772 – 25 March 1801), better known by his pen name Novalis (; German: [noˈvaːlɪs]), was a German aristoc…

Paul I of Russia

1754 – 1801

Sovereign

Paul I (Russian: Па́вел I Петро́вич, romanized: Pavel I Petrovich; 1 October [O.S. 20 September] 1754 – 23 March [O.S. 11 March] 1801) was Emperor of Russia fro…

Alexander Suvorov

1730 – 1800

Military personnel, Military officer, Military leader, Soldier, Military theorist, Generalfeldmarschall

Count Alexander Vasilyevich Suvorov-Rymniksky, Prince of Italy (24 November [O.S. 13 November] 1729 or 1730 – 18 May [O.S. 6 May] 1800) was a Russian general an…

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Rahimunnessa

1763 – 1800

Poet

Rahimunnessa (Bengali: রহিমুন্নেসা; 1763–1800) was an 18th-century Bengali Muslim poet. She wrote poetry in medieval Bengali, notable works of hers include a Be…

George Washington

1732 – 1799

Politician, Farmer, Cartographer, Geometer, Engineer, Statesperson

George Washington (February 22, 1732 [O.S. February 11, 1731] – December 14, 1799) was a Founding Father and the first president of the United States, serving f…

Pope Pius VI

1717 – 1799

Catholic priest, Catholic bishop

Pope Pius VI (Italian: Pio VI; born Count Angelo Onofrio Melchiorre Natale Giovanni Antonio called Giovanni Angelo or Giannangelo Braschi, 25 December 1717 – 29…

Pierre-Augustin de Beaumarchais

1732 – 1799

Musician, Poet, Businessperson, Publisher, Playwright, Diplomat

Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais (pronounced [pjɛʁ oɡystɛ̃ kaʁɔ̃ d(ə) bomaʁʃɛ]; né Caron; 24 January 1732 – 18 May 1799) was a French playwright and diplom…

Georg Christoph Lichtenberg

1742 – 1799

Physicist, Astronomer, Writer, Mathematician, University teacher, Moralist

Georg Christoph Lichtenberg (German: [ˈlɪçtn̩bɛʁk]; 1 July 1742 – 24 February 1799) was a German physicist, satirist, and Anglophile. He was the first person in…

Maria Gaetana Agnesi

1718 – 1799

Philosopher, Mathematician, Philanthropist, Theologian, Pedagogue, Polyglot

Maria Gaetana Agnesi (16 May 1718 – 9 January 1799) was a Milanese mathematician, philosopher, theologian, and humanitarian. She was the first woman to write a…

Luigi Galvani

1737 – 1798

Anatomist, Physicist, Physician, University teacher, Inventor, Naturalist

Luigi Galvani ( gal-VAH-nee, US also gahl-; Italian: [luˈiːdʒi ɡalˈvaːni]; Latin: Aloysius Galvanus; 9 September 1737 – 4 December 1798) was an Italian physici…

Giacomo Casanova

1725 – 1798

Translator, Poet, Librarian, Banker, Novelist, Diplomat

Giacomo Girolamo Casanova (; Italian: [ˈdʒaːkomo dʒiˈrɔːlamo kazaˈnɔːva, kasa-]; 2 April 1725 – 4 June 1798) was an Italian adventurer and writer who was born i…

Mary Wollstonecraft

1759 – 1797

Translator, Philosopher, Historian, Novelist, Essayist, Governess

Mary Wollstonecraft (, also UK: ; 27 April 1759 – 10 September 1797) was an English writer and philosopher best known for her advocacy of women's rights. Until…

Edmund Burke

1729 – 1797

Politician, Philosopher, Writer, Political scientist

Edmund Burke (; 12 January [NS] 1729 – 9 July 1797) was an Anglo-Irish writer, philosopher, and politician who is widely credited as the founder of the cultural…

Catherine the Great

1729 – 1796

Politician, Monarch, Art collector, Aristocrat

Catherine II (born Sophie Auguste Friederike von Anhalt-Zerbst; 2 May 1729 – 17 November 1796), known as Catherine the Great, was Empress of Russia from 9 July…

Robert Burns

1759 – 1796

Songwriter, Poet, Writer, Musicologist, Farmer, Librettist

Robert Burns (25 January 1759 – 21 July 1796), also known familiarly as Rabbie Burns, was a Scottish poet and lyricist. He is widely regarded as the national po…

Maximilien Robespierre

1758 – 1794

Politician, Lawyer, Journalist, Revolutionary

Maximilien François Marie Isidore de Robespierre (; French: [maksimiljɛ̃ ʁɔbɛspjɛʁ]; 6 May 1758 – 28 July 1794) was a French lawyer and statesman, widely recogn…

Antoine Lavoisier

1743 – 1794

Chemist, Economist, Biologist, Physicist, Academic, Lawyer

Antoine-Laurent de Lavoisier ( lə-VWAH-zee-ay; French: [ɑ̃twan lɔʁɑ̃ də lavwazje]; 26 August 1743 – 8 May 1794), also Antoine Lavoisier after the French Revolut…