Who Was Alive in 1712

Christopher WrenAge 80

1632–1723 · Art

Architect of St Paul's Cathedral

Louis XIVAge 74

1638–1715 · Politics & Leadership

The Sun King of France

Isaac NewtonAge 69

1643–1727 · Science & Invention

Laws of motion and gravity

Peter the GreatAge 40

1672–1725 · Politics & Leadership

Tsar who modernized Russia

Antonio VivaldiAge 34

1678–1741 · Music

The Four Seasons

Johann Sebastian BachAge 27

1685–1750 · Music

Master of Baroque composition

George Frideric HandelAge 27

1685–1759 · Music

Messiah oratorio

VoltaireAge 18

1694–1778 · Philosophy & Thought

Enlightenment writer and philosopher

Benjamin FranklinAge 6

1706–1790 · Science & Invention

Founding Father, electricity experiments

Carl LinnaeusAge 5

1707–1778 · Science & Invention

Father of modern taxonomy