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Isaac Newton
1642 – 1727
Mathematician, Physicist, Philosopher, Astronomer, Theologian, Inventor
Sir Isaac Newton ( ; 4 January 1643 [O.S. 25 December 1642] – 31 March 1727 [O.S. 20 March 1726]) was an English polymath who was a mathematician, physicist, as…
Peter the Great
1672 – 1725
Ruler, Statesperson, Carpenter
Peter I (9 June 1672 – 8 February 1725), known by the epithet the Great, was the tsar of all Russia from 1682 to 1721, and the first emperor of Russia from 1721…
Sheikh Chand
1650 – 1725
Poet, Philosopher, Translator, Writer, Biographer
শেখ চাঁদ বা শেখ চান্দ (আনু. ১৬৫০-১৭২৫) মধ্যযুগীয় বাংলা সাহিত্যের একজন উল্লেখযোগ্য কবি ও অনুবাদক। তিনি বর্তমান কুমিল্লা অঞ্চলে ১৬৫০ সালে জন্মগ্রহণ করেন। তিনি র…
Pope Innocent XIII
1655 – 1724
Catholic priest, Catholic bishop
Pope Innocent XIII (Latin: Innocentius XIII; Italian: Innocenzo XIII; 13 May 1655 – 7 March 1724), born as Michelangelo dei Conti, was head of the Catholic Chur…
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
1632 – 1723
Biologist, Physicist, Instrument maker, Merchant, Microbiologist, Accountant
Antonie Philips van Leeuwenhoek ( AHN-tə-nee vahn LAY-vən-hook, -huuk; Dutch: [ˈɑntoːni vɑn ˈleːu.ə(n)ˌɦuk] ; 24 October 1632 – 26 August 1723) was a Dutch mic…
Christopher Wren
1632 – 1723
Architect, Astronomer, Mathematician, Physicist, Anatomist, University teacher
Sir Christopher Wren (; 30 October 1632 [O.S. 20 October] – 8 March 1723 [O.S. 25 February]) was an English architect, astronomer, mathematician and physicist w…
Antoine Watteau
1684 – 1721
Painter, Graphic artist, Draftsperson, Artist, Printmaker, Architectural drafter
Jean-Antoine Watteau (UK: , US: , French: [ʒɑ̃ ɑ̃twan vato];Picard: [ʒɑ̃ ton wato]; baptised 10 October 1684 – died 18 July 1721) was a French painter and draug…
Pope Clement XI
1649 – 1721
Catholic priest, Catholic bishop
Pope Clement XI (Latin: Clemens XI; Italian: Clemente XI; Albanian: Klementi XI; 23 July 1649 – 19 March 1721), born Giovanni Francesco Albani, was head of the…
Joseph Addison
1672 – 1719
Politician, Writer, Playwright, Poet, Journalist, Editor
Joseph Addison (1 May 1672 – 17 June 1719) was a British writer and politician. He was the eldest son of Lancelot Addison. His name is usually remembered alongs…
Charles XII of Sweden
1682 – 1718
Military leader, Monarch
Charles XII, sometimes Carl XII (Swedish: Karl XII; 17 June 1682 – 30 November 1718 O.S.), was King of Sweden from 1697 to 1718. He belonged to the House of Pal…
Maria Sibylla Merian
1647 – 1717
Entomologist, Lepidopterist, Botanist, Naturalist, Painter, Illustrator
Maria Sibylla Merian (2 April 1647 – 13 January 1717) was a German-Dutch entomologist, naturalist, and scientific illustrator. She was one of the earliest Europ…
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
1646 – 1716
Mathematician, Jurist, Physicist, Philosopher, Diplomat, Historian
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (or Leibnitz; 1 July 1646 [O.S. 21 June] – 14 November 1716) was a German polymath active as a mathematician, philosopher, scientist,…
Louis XIV
1638 – 1715
Politician, Art collector, Actor, Monarch, Statesperson
Louis XIV (Louis-Dieudonné; 5 September 1638 – 1 September 1715), known as the "Sun King", was King of France from 14 May 1643 until his death in 1715. He is th…
Anne, Queen of Great Britain
1665 – 1714
Aristocrat, Politician, Queen regnant, Ruler, Statesperson, Monarch
Anne (6 February 1665 – 1 August 1714) was Queen of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 8 March 1702, and Queen of Great Britain and Ireland following the ratif…
Giovanni Domenico Cassini
1625 – 1712
Selenographer, Surveyor, Mathematician, Astronomer, Engineer, Astrologer
Giovanni Domenico Cassini (8-11 June 1625 – 14 September 1712) was an Italian-French mathematician, astronomer, astrologer and engineer. Cassini was born in Pe…
Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux
1636 – 1711
Poet, Writer, Literary critic, Lawyer, Historian, Translator
Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux (French: [nikɔla bwalo depʁeo]; 1 November 1636 – 13 March 1711), often known simply as Boileau (UK: , US: ), was a French poet and cr…
Ole Rømer
1644 – 1710
Astronomer, Physicist, Mathematician, University teacher, Judge, Patent inventor
Ole Christensen Rømer (Danish: [ˈoːlə ˈʁœˀmɐ]; 25 September 1644 – 19 September 1710) was a Danish astronomer who, in 1676, first demonstrated that light travel…
Guru Gobind Singh
1666 – 1708
Guru, Poet, Philosopher
Guru Gobind Singh (Punjabi pronunciation: [gʊɾuː goːbɪn̪d̪ᵊ sɪ́ŋgᵊ]; born Gobind Das; 22 December 1666 – 7 October 1708) was the tenth and last human Sikh Guru.…
Aurangzeb
1618 – 1707
Monarch
Alamgir I (Muhi al-Din Muhammad; 3 November 1618 – 3 March 1707), commonly known by the title Aurangzeb, was the sixth Mughal emperor, reigning from 1658 until…
Pierre Bayle
1647 – 1706
Philosopher, Writer, Professor, Journalist, Literary critic, Theologian
Pierre Bayle (; French: [pjɛʁ bɛl]; 18 November 1647 – 28 December 1706) was a French philosopher, author, and lexicographer. He is best known for his Historica…