Famous People Born In 1767

Discover the most famous people born in 1767. The list includes people like Andrew Jackson, John Quincy Adams, Joachim Murat, Denmark Vesey, Wilhelm von Humboldt and many more. This list of celebrities is loosely sorted by popularity. People featured on this list, include political leaders, philosophers, linguists and poets born in 1767. This list includes people from France, United States, Germany and many more countries.
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Andrew Jackson
(7th President of the United States)
Andrew Jackson
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Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: 15th March
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Waxhaws
Died: June 8, 1845

Andrew Jackson was the 7th President of USA. His presidential reign has been termed as Jacksonian democracy and witnessed the shift of political power from established elites to ordinary voters. Coming from humble beginnings, Jackson knew the struggle of the masses and thus, worked towards creating a more inclusive country.  His picture has been featured on the front side of $20 bill since 1928.

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Henri Christophe
(Former Haitian President Who Declared Himself the King of Haiti)
Henri Christophe
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Birthdate: 6th October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Grenada
Died: October 8, 1820

Former Haitian president Henry Christophe also declared himself the king of northern Haiti as Henry I. Apart from spending lavishly on building palaces for himself, he also restored soldier peasants and gifted plantations to military leaders. He eventually committed suicide by shooting himself, fearing a coup against him.

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Jean-Baptiste Say
(French Economist and Businessman Best Known for 'Say’s Law' Which He Popularized)
Jean-Baptiste Say
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Listed In: Economists
Birthdate: 5th January
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Lyon, France
Died: November 15, 1832

French economist Jean-Baptiste Say supported free trade and competition. Scholars of economics know him for his law of markets, which states that supply creates its own demand. He had experimented with many jobs, from being a journalist to owning a cotton mill, and eventually became an economics professor.

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Wilhelm von Humboldt
(Prussian Philosopher, Diplomat, Government Functionary, and Linguist)
Wilhelm von Humboldt
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Birthdate: 22nd June
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Potsdam, Germany
Died: April 8, 1835
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John VI of Portugal
(King)
John VI of Portugal
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Listed In: Emperors & Kings
Birthdate: 13th May
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Queluz Palace, Queluz, Portugal
Died: March 10, 1826
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Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn
(Military officer)
Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn
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Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: 2nd November
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Buckingham Palace, England
Died: January 23, 1820

Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn was the father of Queen Victoria. His army career took him to Canada and the West Indies, making him the first royal family member to stay in North America. He was also the governor of Gibraltar and played a major role in Canada’s development.

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Dutty Boukman
(Haitian Revolutionary Who was Active During the Haitian Revolution)
Dutty Boukman
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Listed In: Revolutionaries
Birthdate: 30th November
Birthplace: Senegambia
Died: November 7, 1791

Dutty Boukman was a Haitian revolutionary who was active during the Haitian Revolution. It is believed that Boukman and a Vodou mambo named Cécile Fatiman presided over a religious ceremony at Bois Caïman that instigated the 1791 slave revolt which came to be known as the Haitian Revolution.

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Benjamin Constant
(Swiss-French Statesmen, Political Thinker and Activist )
Benjamin Constant
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Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: 25th December
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Lausanne, Switzerland
Died: December 8, 1830

Swiss-French activist and author Benjamin Constant is best remembered for penning the classic French novel Adolphe, which was one of the earliest psychological novels. Initially the chamberlain to the duke of Brunswick, he later supported the French Revolution and became a Member of the Chamber of Deputies.

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Bashir Shihab II
(Ruler)
Bashir Shihab II
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Listed In: Emperors & Kings
Birthdate: 2nd January
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Gazir, Iran
Died: 1850 AD
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Takizawa Bakin
(Japanese Novelist)
Takizawa Bakin
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Listed In: Novelists
Birthdate: 4th July
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Tokyo, Japan
Died: December 1, 1848
Japanese novelist Takizawa Bakin belonged to the Edo period and was known as a gesaku author. Admired for his lengthy and serious historical novels, Bakin published over 200 works during his prolific career. He created the historical romance in Japan with special attention to Chinese civilization, Buddhist philosophy, and national history. Nansō Satomi hakkenden is among his most popular works.
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Jean-Lambert Tallien
(French Politician of the Revolutionary Period)
Jean-Lambert Tallien
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Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: 23rd January
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: November 16, 1820

Jean-Lambert Tallien was a French politician who played an important role during the French Revolution. Although he initially supported the Reign of Terror, Tallien became known as an influential leader of the Thermidorian Reaction that led to the downfall of the Reign of Terror's leader Maximilien Robespierre, which eventually resulted in the end of the Terror

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Sir George Prevost, 1st Baronet
(Governor General)
Sir George Prevost, 1st Baronet
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 19th May
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: New Jersey, United States
Died: January 5, 1816
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Rachel Jackson
(Wife of Andrew Jackson)
Rachel Jackson
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Listed In: Family Members
Birthdate: 15th June
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Pittsylvania County, Virginia, United States
Died: December 22, 1828
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Alexis Bouvard
(French Astronomer Who is Noted for Discovering Eight Comets and Writing Tables Astronomiques of Jupiter and Saturn)
Alexis Bouvard
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Listed In: Astronomers
Birthdate: 27th June
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Contamines, France
Died: June 7, 1843

Alexis Bouvard was a French astronomer, particularly noted for predicting the existence of an eighth planet in the solar system. Also known for discovering eight comets, he wrote Tables astronomiques of Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus; but when his tables for Uranus failed, he correctly hypothesized that an unknown planet, later discovered as Neptune, is causing irregularity in its movement.

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Richard Parker
(Sailor)
Richard Parker
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 16th April
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Exeter, Devon, England
Died: June 30, 1797
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Platon Zubov
(Politician)
Platon Zubov
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Birthdate: 26th November
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Russia
Died: April 19, 1822
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Joachim Murat
(Former King of Naples (1808 - 1815))
Joachim Murat
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Listed In: Military Leaders
Birthdate: 25th March
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Labastide-Murat, Cœur-de-Causse, France
Died: October 13, 1815
Joachim Murat, the king of Naples, came to be known for his outrageous dress sense and earned the nickname The Dandy King. Married to Napoleon’s sister, Caroline Bonaparte, he was also a Marshal of France and earned the title of the First Horseman of Europe.
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Henry Joy McCracken
(Politician)
Henry Joy McCracken
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Birthdate: 31st August
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Belfast, Ireland
Died: July 17, 1798
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Marie of Hesse-Kassel
(Queen)
Marie of Hesse-Kassel
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Birthdate: 28th October
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Hanau, Germany
Died: March 22, 1852
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Maria Theresa of Austria
(Princess)
Maria Theresa of Austria
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Birthdate: 14th January
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Florence, Italy
Died: November 7, 1827
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Charles Didelot
(French Dancer, the Creator of the Ballet Shoes and a Choreographer)
Charles Didelot
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Listed In: Dancers
Birthdate: 28th March
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Stockholm, Sweden
Died: November 7, 1837

Charles Didelot was a French dancer and choreographer. Didelot is credited with creating ballet shoes and popularizing Russian ballet around the world. After studying with prominent balletmasters like Jean Dauberval and Jean-Georges Noverre, Charles Didelot went on to teach ballet at the Imperial Theatres of Russian Empire. He is also credited with choreographing the famous Flore et Zéphire in 1796.

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Black Hawk
(Military Leader during the Black Hawk War of 1832)
Black Hawk
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Listed In: Military Leaders
Birthdate: 30th November
Birthplace: Rock Island, Illinois, United States
Died: October 3, 1838
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Louis Antoine de Saint-Just
(Revolutionary)
Louis Antoine de Saint-Just
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Listed In: Revolutionaries
Birthdate: 25th August
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Decize, France
Died: July 28, 1794
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Bernhard Romberg
(Cellist, Composer)
Bernhard Romberg
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Listed In: Composers
Birthdate: 13th November
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Dinklage, Germany
Died: August 13, 1841
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John Quincy Adams
(6th President of United States (1825 - 1829))
John Quincy Adams
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Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: 11th July
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Braintree, Massachusetts, United States
Died: February 23, 1848

The sixth president of the United States of America John Quincy Adams played a key role in shaping America during its formative years. He helped develop the Monroe Doctrine, which eventually became a vital tenet of the U.S. foreign policy. He is also widely regarded as one of the greatest secretaries of state and diplomats in the American history.

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Étienne-Denis Pasquier
(Statesman)
Étienne-Denis Pasquier
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Birthdate: 21st April
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: July 5, 1862
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Anders Gustav Ekeberg
(Swedish Chemist Who Discovered 'Tantalum')
Anders Gustav Ekeberg
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Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: 16th January
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Stockholm, Sweden
Died: February 11, 1813

Swedish analytical chemist Anders Gustav Ekeberg is primarily known for his discovery of tantalum in 1802. He first studied at and later taught at the University of Uppsala. He was also a member of Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. In 2018, Tantalum-Niobium International Study Center started an award in his name to acknowledge work in the field of tantalum research. 

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Andreas Hofer
(Tyrolean Rebellion)
Andreas Hofer
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Listed In: Revolutionaries
Birthdate: 22nd November
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: St. Leonhard in Passeier, Italy
Died: February 20, 1810
Andreas Hofer, a Tyrolean innkeeper and drover, became Tyrolean Rebellion leader against the revolutionary Napoleonic invasion during the War of the Fifth Coalition. Still venerated as a folk hero, freedom fighter, and Austrian patriot, Hofer was captured near his home and executed by a firing squad in 1810. His biopic, Andreas Hofer, a German silent film, was made in 1929.
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Nicolas-Théodore de Saussure
(Swiss Chemist and Plant Physiologist Known for His Research on 'Photosynthesis')
Nicolas-Théodore de Saussure
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Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: 14th October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Geneva, Switzerland
Died: April 18, 1845

Swiss plant physiologist and chemist Nicolas-Théodore de Saussure made pioneering developments in phytochemistry and is considered one of the major researchers of photosynthesis. His rich articles were featured in Annals of Chemistry. Born to alpinist, physicist, and meteorologist Horace-Bénédict de Saussure, he was drawn to science since childhood.

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Philippe Lebon
(Engineer)
Philippe Lebon
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Birthdate: 29th May
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Champagne, France
Died: December 1, 1804
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Rama II
(King)
Rama II
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Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: 24th February
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Ratchaburi, Thailand
Died: July 21, 1824
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Karl Philipp von Wrede
(Bavarian Field Marshal)
Karl Philipp von Wrede
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 29th April
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Heidelberg, Germany
Died: December 12, 1838
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John Macarthur
(Former Member of Legislative Council of New South Wales)
John Macarthur
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Listed In: Business People
Birthdate: 30th November
Birthplace: Plymouth, England
Died: April 11, 1834
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Jacques Laffitte
(French banker)
Jacques Laffitte
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Listed In: Bankers
Birthdate: 24th October
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Bayonne, France
Died: May 26, 1844
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Anouvong
(Monarch)
Anouvong
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Listed In: Emperors & Kings
Birthdate: 30th November
Birthplace: Vientiane, Laos
Died: November 12, 1828
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Henry Bell
(Engineer)
Henry Bell
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Birthdate: 7th April
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Torphichen, Scotland
Died: March 14, 1830
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Denmark Vesey
(Early 19th Century Free Black Pastor and Community Leader Accused of Planning the 1822 Slave Revolt)
Denmark Vesey
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Listed In: Revolutionaries
Birthdate: 30th November
Birthplace: Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
Died: July 2, 1822

Sold as a slave in childhood, Denmark Vesey adopted the surname of his master. He later purchased his freedom with the money he had won in a lottery. Earning a living as a carpenter, he simultaneously launched a slave rebellion and planned a coup but was eventually hanged to death.

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John Pond
(Astronomer)
John Pond
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Listed In: Astronomers
Birthdate: 30th November
Birthplace: London, England
Died: September 7, 1836
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Jean-Baptiste Isabey
(Painter)
Jean-Baptiste Isabey
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Listed In: Artists
Birthdate: 11th April
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Nancy, France
Died: April 18, 1855
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Tyāgarāja
Tyāgarāja
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Birthdate: 4th May
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Thiruvarur
Died: January 6, 1847
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August Wilhelm Schlegel
(German Indologist, Poet, Translator and Critic)
August Wilhelm Schlegel
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Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: 8th September
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Hanover, Germany
Died: May 12, 1845
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Anne-Louis Girodet de Roussy-Trioson
(Painter)
Anne-Louis Girodet de Roussy-Trioson
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Listed In: Artists
Birthdate: 29th January
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Montargis, France
Died: December 9, 1824
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Sarah Pierce
(Teacher)
Sarah Pierce
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 26th June
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Litchfield, Connecticut, United States
Died: January 19, 1852
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Manuel de Godoy
(Political Leader)
Manuel de Godoy
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 12th May
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Castuera, Spain
Died: October 4, 1851
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Friedrich Ancillon
(Historian)
Friedrich Ancillon
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Birthdate: 30th April
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Berlin, Germany
Died: April 19, 1837
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Princess Frederica Charlotte of Prussia
(Queen)
Princess Frederica Charlotte of Prussia
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Birthdate: 7th May
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Charlottenburg, Germany
Died: August 6, 1820
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Alphonse de Beauchamp
(Historian)
Alphonse de Beauchamp
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Listed In: Historians
Birthdate: 30th November
Birthplace: Monaco
Died: June 1, 1832
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Nicolas-Charles Oudinot, duc de Reggio
(General)
Nicolas-Charles Oudinot, duc de Reggio
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Listed In: Military Leaders
Birthdate: 25th April
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Bar-le-Duc, France
Died: September 13, 1847
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Hans Conrad Escher von der Linth
(Swiss Scientist and Politician Who Was President of the Great Council of the Helvetic Republic)
Hans Conrad Escher von der Linth
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Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: 24th August
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Zürich, Switzerland
Died: March 9, 1823

Swiss scientist and politician Hans Conrad Escher von der Linth was also a talented artist. He led the Great Council of the Helvetic Republic as its president and co-launched the reformist journal Schweizer Republikaner. His best-known projects remain the survey of the Swiss Alps and his plan to tame the Linth river.

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Lord William Russell
(Member of Parliament)
Lord William Russell
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Birthdate: 20th August
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: United Kingdom
Died: May 5, 1840