Who Was Alive in 1738

Antonio VivaldiAge 60

1678–1741 · Music

The Four Seasons

Johann Sebastian BachAge 53

1685–1750 · Music

Master of Baroque composition

George Frideric HandelAge 53

1685–1759 · Music

Messiah oratorio

VoltaireAge 44

1694–1778 · Philosophy & Thought

Enlightenment writer and philosopher

Benjamin FranklinAge 32

1706–1790 · Science & Invention

Founding Father, electricity experiments

Carl LinnaeusAge 31

1707–1778 · Science & Invention

Father of modern taxonomy

Immanuel KantAge 14

1724–1804 · Philosophy & Thought

Critique of Pure Reason

Captain James CookAge 10

1728–1779 · Exploration

Mapped the Pacific, reached Australia

Catherine the GreatAge 9

1729–1796 · Politics & Leadership

Empress who expanded Russia

George WashingtonAge 6

1732–1799 · Politics & Leadership

First US President

James WattAge 2

1736–1819 · Science & Invention

Improved the steam engine