TIMELINER

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Who Was Alive in 1794

19 of 328 historical figures were alive in 1794

Immanuel Kant
Immanuel KantAge 70
1724–1804 · Philosophy & Thought
Critique of Pure Reason
Catherine the Great
Catherine the GreatAge 65
1729–1796 · Politics & Leadership
Empress who expanded Russia
George Washington
George WashingtonAge 62
1732–1799 · Politics & Leadership
First US President
James Watt
James WattAge 58
1736–1819 · Science & Invention
Improved the steam engine
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas JeffersonAge 51
1743–1826 · Politics & Leadership
Author of the Declaration of Independence
Toussaint Louverture
Toussaint LouvertureAge 51
1743–1803 · Politics & Leadership
Leader of the Haitian Revolution
Francisco Goya
Francisco GoyaAge 48
1746–1828 · Art
Spanish Romantic painter
Edward Jenner
Edward JennerAge 45
1749–1823 · Science & Invention
Pioneer of the smallpox vaccine
Mary Wollstonecraft
Mary WollstonecraftAge 35
1759–1797 · Philosophy & Thought
Vindication of the Rights of Woman, feminist pioneer
Hokusai
HokusaiAge 34
1760–1849 · Art
The Great Wave, Japanese master printmaker
Napoleon Bonaparte
Napoleon BonaparteAge 25
1769–1821 · Politics & Leadership
Emperor of France, military genius
Ludwig van Beethoven
Ludwig van BeethovenAge 24
1770–1827 · Music
Symphonies composed while going deaf
Jane Austen
Jane AustenAge 19
1775–1817 · Literature
Pride and Prejudice
Niccolò Paganini
Niccolò PaganiniAge 12
1782–1840 · Music
Virtuoso violinist, the Devil's violinist
Simón Bolívar
Simón BolívarAge 11
1783–1830 · Politics & Leadership
Liberator of South America
Jacob Grimm
Jacob GrimmAge 9
1785–1863 · Literature
Grimm's Fairy Tales
Shaka Zulu
Shaka ZuluAge 7
1787–1828 · Politics & Leadership
Founder of the Zulu Kingdom
Michael Faraday
Michael FaradayAge 3
1791–1867 · Science & Invention
Electromagnetic induction
Charles Babbage
Charles BabbageAge 3
1791–1871 · Science & Invention
Father of the computer, designed the Analytical Engine
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