Famous Personalities Born In 1785

Jan 04 Jakob grimm: German philologist and folklorist  

Jan 04 Jacob ludwig carl grimm: Germany, librarian (fairy tale collector)  

Jan 23 Carl a agardh: Sweden, botanist/bishop of karlstad  

Feb 12 Pierre louis dulong: French physicist  

Feb 15 Claude louis marie navier: Claude louis marie navier  

Feb 21 Karl a varnhagen von ense: German officer/author (die sterner)  

Mar 06 Karol kazimierz kurpinski: Composer  

Mar 07 Alessandro manzoni: Italy, poet/novelist (betrothed)  

Mar 11 John mclean: U.s. supreme court justice  

Mar 19 Pierre-joseph-guillaume zimmermann: Composer  

Mar 27 Louis xvii charles: King of france (1793-95)  

Apr 01 J h ferdinand olivier: German painter  

Apr 04 Bettina brentano: Composer  

Apr 04 Bettina von arnim: German writer (this book belongs to the king)  

Apr 09 Sibrand acker stratingh: Dutch physician/chemist (electric car 1835)  

Apr 19 Alexandre pierre francois boely: Composer  

Apr 26 John james audubon: Haiti, bird watcher/artist  

May 06 Arvir a afzelius: Swedish story teller  

May 09 James pollard espy: Penns, meteorologist (philosphy of storms)  

May 18 John wilson: Scottish writer  

Jul 06 William j hooker: English botanist/director (kew gardens)  

Jul 14 Mordecai manuel noah: American writer, journalist  

Jul 20 Mahmud ii: Sultan of turkey (1808-39)/westernizer/reformer  

Aug 15 Thomas de quincey: Eng, writer (confessions of english opium eater)  

Aug 19 Seth thomas: Pioneer in mass production of clocks  

Aug 20 Oliver hazard perry: Us naval hero ("we have met the enemy")  

Sep 25 George frederic pinto: Composer  

Sep 28 David walker: Wilmington nc, abolitionist (appeal to colored citizens)  

Oct 15 Jose miguel carrera: President of chile (1811-14)  

Oct 18 Thomas love peacock: English author (headlong hall)  

Oct 20 George ormerod: English historian and antiquarian  

Oct 31 George f kersting: German painter  

Nov 02 Frederic kalkbrenner: Composer  

Nov 08 Friedrich wilhelm michael kalkbrenner: Composer  

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Jan 03 Baldassare galuppi: Italian composer (b. 1706)  

Jan 06 Haym salomon:  

Jan 19 Jonathan toup: English classical scholar and critic (b. 1713)  

Jan 23 Matthew stewart: Scottish mathematician (b. 1717)  

Feb 06 Iman willem falck: Dutch governor of ceylon (1765-83),  

Feb 19 Johann christoph richter: Composer,  

Feb 24 Carlo bonaparte: Corsican attorney,  

Apr 14 William whitehead: English writer (b. 1715)