Famous Personalities Born In 1788

Jan 05 Kaspar ett: German organist/composer  

Jan 08 Archduke rudolph of austria: Archduke rudolph of austria (d. 1831)  

Jan 08 Erik drake: Composer  

Jan 08 Pavel kiselyov: Russian general and politician  

Jan 11 William thomas brande: English chemist  

Jan 13 Carl ludwig cornelius westenholz: Composer  

Jan 22 Lord [george gordon noel] byron: England, romantic poet (don juan)  

Feb 05 Robert "bobbie" peel: British conservative premier/founder (bobbies)  

Feb 05 Karoly kisfaludy: Hungarian literary (a tat rok magyarorsz gon)  

Feb 10 Johann peter pixis: Composer  

Feb 14 Fernando sor: Spanish composer  

Feb 16 Juan van halen: Dutch/spanish officer/adventurer  

Feb 22 Arthur schopenhauer: Germany, philosopher (great pessimist)  

Feb 25 Mateo ferrer: Composer  

Mar 01 Gheorghe asachi: Romania, writer/humanist/politician  

Mar 07 Antoine césar becquerel: French physicist  

Mar 10 Joseph freiherr von eichendorff: German poet (das marmorbild)  

Mar 12 Pierre j david: [david d'angers], french sculptor  

Apr 02 Francisco balagtas: Filipino poet  

Apr 05 Franz pforr: German painter/cartoonist (lukasbund)  

Apr 12 Johann erik nordblom: Composer  

Apr 14 David g. burnet: Interim president of the republic of texas  

Apr 17 Joseph gilbert totten: Bvt major general (union army), died in 1864  

May 10 Catherine pavlovna of russia: German queen  

May 10 Augustin-jean fresnel: Optics pioneer/physicist  

May 16 Friedrich rückert: German poet, translator and orientalist  

May 18 Hugh clapperton: Annan scotland, african explorer  

Jun 21 Princess augusta of bavaria: Princess augusta of bavaria (d. 1850)  

Jul 01 Jean-victor poncelet: Mathematician, founded projective geometry  

Aug 02 Leopold gmelin: German chemist  

Aug 15 Carel sw van hogendorp: Dutch colonial director  

Aug 20 Jose bernardo alcedo: Composer  

Aug 22 Thomas tredgold: Engineer/carpenter  

Aug 25 Cornelis j van assen: Dutch jurist (language of the constitution)  

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Jan 05 Johann schneider: Composer,  

Jan 14 François joseph paul: Marquis de grasetilly, comte de grasse, french admiral (b. 1722)  

Jan 15 Gaetano latilla: Composer,  

Jan 17 Alessio prati: Composer,  

Jan 31 Charles e stuart: English pretender to the throne,  

Feb 18 John whitehurst: English clockmaker and scientist (b. 1713)  

Feb 20 Gijsbert john van hardenbroeck: Dutch regent (utrecht),  

Feb 21 Johann georg palitzsch: German astronomer (b. 1723)