Historical figures in 1750

The atlas holds 6 people and 9 moments here, in 1750. The most recorded lives are Voltaire, George Frideric Handel and George Washington. Among them Educators, Writers and Mathematicians.

Notable people

1. Voltaire

   in 1750

   3 moments here

   François-Marie Arouet, known as Voltaire, was a French Enlightenment writer, historian, dramatist, and philosopher.…

2. George Frideric Handel

   in 1750

   2 moments here

   German-British Baroque composer. Born in Halle, he worked in Hamburg, travelled in Italy, served as Kapellmeister at Hanover, and settled in England.…

3. George Washington

   in 1750

   1 moment here

   George Washington was a Virginia surveyor, planter, military commander, revolutionary leader, constitutional statesman, and the first president of…

4. Johann Sebastian Bach

   in 1750

   1 moment here

   German Baroque composer, organist, violinist, keyboard virtuoso, and musical director. Born in Eisenach, Bach was educated in Ohrdruf and Lüneburg…

5. Immanuel Kant

   in 1750

   1 moment here

   German Enlightenment philosopher whose critical philosophy transformed epistemology, metaphysics, ethics, aesthetics, and political thought.…

6. Francisco Goya

   in 1750

   1 moment here

   Spanish painter and printmaker Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes was born at Fuendetodos, Aragon, and died at Bordeaux, France.…

Moments

1. 1750 Schooling in Zaragoza Francisco Goya
2. 1750 Return to Foundling Hospital George Frideric Handel
3. 1750 Surveys from Winchester George Washington
4. 1750 Works as a tutor at Groß-Arnsdorf Immanuel Kant
5. 1750 Moves to Potsdam Voltaire
6. 1750 Occupies rooms at Charlottenburg Palace Voltaire
7. 1750 Occupies rooms at Sanssouci Voltaire
8. 1750 Died in Leipzig Johann Sebastian Bach
9. 1750 Carriage accident in the Netherlands George Frideric Handel

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