Famous Personalities Born In 1797

Jan 04 Wilhelm beer: Germany, amateur astronomer (constructed 1st moon map)  

Jan 10 Annette von droste-hülshoff: German writer  

Jan 12 Gideon brecher: Austrian physician  

Jan 22 Maria leopoldina of austria: Empress of brazil  

Jan 30 Edwin vose sumner: Major general (union volunteers), died in 1863  

Jan 31 Franz peter schubert: Lichtenthal aust, composer (unfinished symphony)  

Feb 06 Joseph maria von radowitz: Prussian minister of foreign affairs  

Feb 15 Henry engelhard steinway: Piano maker (steinway)  

Feb 22 William i: Berlin, king of prussia (1861-88)/german emperor (1871-88)  

Feb 24 Samuel lover: Composer  

Feb 28 W frederik k: Prince of netherlands/general/admiral (10 day campaign)  

Feb 28 Mary lyon: Us, educator (mt holyoke) (hall of fame)  

Mar 07 Karl schwencke: Composer  

Mar 22 Kaiser wilhelm i: German emperor (1871-88)  

Mar 24 Antonio rosmini-serbati: Philosopher/founder (institute of charity)  

Mar 25 John winebrenner: Us, clergyman, founded church of god  

Mar 27 Alfred v comte de vigny: French musketeer/writer (moise, chatterton)  

Apr 10 Claude ambroise seurat: Troyes france, (world's skinniest man)  

Apr 14 Adolphe thiers: 1st president of 3rd french republic (1871-77)  

Apr 17 Jean-baptiste-joseph tolbecque: Belgian composer/conductor  

Apr 18 Louis-adolphe thiers: President of france  

Apr 30 Andreas v michiels: Dutch military governor of west-sumatra  

May 06 Joseph brackett: American religious leader and composer  

May 12 Johann hermann kufferath: Composer  

May 18 Frederick augustus ii of saxony: Frederick augustus ii of saxony (d. 1854)  

May 18 Frederik augustus ii: King of saxon (1836-54)  

May 19 Maria isabel of portugal: Queen of spain  

May 30 Johann christian lobe: Composer  

Jun 24 John hughes: Archbishop, founded fordham university in the bronx  

Jul 10 Pieter l uys: South african pioneer (great pull)  

Jul 17 Hippolyte delaroche: French painter  

Jul 18 Immanuel hermann fichte: German philosopher  

Jul 19 Johann gottlieb schneider: Composer  

Jul 20 Sir paweÅ‚ edmund strzelecki: Polish explorer and geologist  

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Jan 11 Francis lightfoot lee: Us farmer (singer decl of independ),  

Jan 13 Elisabeth c von brunswick-bevern: Wife of frederick ii,  

Jan 30 Johann abraham sixt: Composer,  

Feb 08 Johann friedrich doles: Composer,  

Feb 11 Antoine dauvergne: Composer,  

Feb 22 Karl friedrich hieronymus freiherr von münchhausen: German officer and adventurer (b. 1720)  

Feb 27 Benvenuto robbio san rafaele: Composer,  

Mar 01 Juan manuel olivares: Composer,