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Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson

1743 – 1826
Politics & Leadership

Thomas Jefferson was an American Founding Father and the third president of the United States from 1801 to 1809. He was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence. Jefferson was a leading proponent of democracy, republicanism, and natural rights, and he produced formative documents and decisions at the state, national, and international levels.

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Contemporaries

Francisco Goya
Francisco Goya
80 yr overlap
James Watt
James Watt
76 yr overlap
Edward Jenner
Edward Jenner
74 yr overlap
Hokusai
Hokusai
66 yr overlap
Immanuel Kant
Immanuel Kant
61 yr overlap
Toussaint Louverture
Toussaint Louverture
60 yr overlap
George Washington
George Washington
56 yr overlap
Ludwig van Beethoven
Ludwig van Beethoven
56 yr overlap
Catherine the Great
Catherine the Great
53 yr overlap
Napoleon Bonaparte
Napoleon Bonaparte
52 yr overlap
Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin
47 yr overlap
Niccolò Paganini
Niccolò Paganini
44 yr overlap

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