CGCarlo Goldoni17071793Italian playwright and librettist celebrated for his witty comedies that mirrored the lives and values of 18th-century Venetian society
Henry Fielding17071754English novelist, dramatist, and judge known for pioneering the traditional English novel and founding London's first professional police force, the Bow Street Runners
Louis I of Spain17071724King of Spain known for one of the shortest reigns in history, ruling for just over seven months
Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon17071788French natural historian, mathematician, and cosmologist who directed the Jardin du Roi and authored the influential Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière