Historical figures in 1758

The atlas holds 5 people and 7 moments here, in 1758. The most recorded lives are Voltaire, Thomas Jefferson and Carl Linnaeus. Among them Historians, Writers and Philosophers.

Notable people

1. Voltaire

   in 1758

   3 moments here

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

2. Thomas Jefferson

   in 1758

   1 moment here

   Thomas Jefferson was an American lawyer, Virginia political leader, diplomat, secretary of state, vice president, and third president of the United…

3. Carl Linnaeus

   in 1758

   1 moment here

   Swedish botanist, physician, and naturalist who formalized binomial nomenclature and devised an influential system for classifying organisms.…

4. James Cook

   in 1758

   1 moment here

   British naval officer, hydrographer and explorer whose surveys of Newfoundland and three Pacific voyages transformed European geographic knowledge of…

5. Catherine II of Russia

   in 1758

   1 moment here

   Catherine II (Catherine the Great), born Sophie Auguste Friederike of Anhalt-Zerbst, was empress of Russia from 1762 to 1796.…

Moments

1. 1758 Summer residence at Hammarby Carl Linnaeus
2. 1758 Receives Poniatowski at Oranienbaum Catherine II of Russia
3. 1758 Study with James Maury Thomas Jefferson
4. 1758 Makes his first visit to Ferney Voltaire
5. 1758 Present at surrender of Louisbourg James Cook
6. 1758 Arrives at Schwetzingen court Voltaire
7. 1758 Returns to Lausanne from Schwetzingen Voltaire

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