Born and died in 1748

King of Spain and ruler of the Spanish Empire from 1788 to 1808

King of Sweden from 1809 and King of Norway from 1814, known for uniting the crowns and establishing the Bernadotte dynasty

Peintre néoclassique français prééminent et homme politique, connu pour ses peintures d'histoire monumentales comme 'La Mort de Socrate' et pour avoir orienté le goût artistique vers l'austérité classique.

German naturalist, physician, and university teacher known for his wide-ranging contributions to zoology, botany, chemistry, and his revision of Linnaeus's Systema Naturae

French playwright and political activist who championed women's rights and abolitionism, famously authoring the Declaration of the Rights of Woman and of the Female Citizen

Prêtre et homme d'État français, théoricien politique majeur de la Révolution française, il a occupé des postes au Consulat français et au Premier Empire.

French botanist who developed the first natural classification system for flowering plants, revolutionizing botanical taxonomy

British philosopher, jurist, and social reformer who founded modern utilitarianism and advocated for human rights, animal rights, and suffrage

Swiss mathematician known for contributions to infinitesimal calculus and for educating Leonhard Euler