Historical figures in 1757
The atlas holds 5 people and 6 moments here, in 1757. The most recorded lives are William Blake, Voltaire and Benjamin Franklin. Among them Writers, Historians and Philosophers.
Notable people
Alexander Hamilton
in 1757
1 moment here
American statesman, lawyer, revolutionary officer, constitutional convention delegate, and first U.S. secretary of the treasury.…
Benjamin Franklin
in 1757
1 moment here
American printer, scientist, civic leader, colonial agent, revolutionary statesman, and diplomat.…
James Watt
in 1757
1 moment here
Scottish inventor, mechanical engineer, and chemist whose separate-condenser improvement to the steam engine was foundational to industrialization.…
Voltaire
in 1757
1 moment here
François-Marie Arouet, known as Voltaire, was a French Enlightenment writer, historian, dramatist, and philosopher.…
William Blake
in 1757
2 moments here
English poet, painter, and printmaker. Blake spent nearly all of his life in London, apart from his 1800–1803 residence at Felpham in Sussex.…
Moments
- 1757 Birth in Charlestown Alexander Hamilton
- 1757 London colonial agency Benjamin Franklin
- 1757 University of Glasgow workshop James Watt
- 1757 Stages plays at Mon-Repos Voltaire
- 1757 Birth at Broad Street William Blake
- 1757 Baptism at St James's Church William Blake