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Who was born in 1748

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Jeremy Bentham Rollweiser

Jeremy Bentham Rollweiser

17481832

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

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Olympe de Gouges

Olympe de Gouges

17481793

French playwright and political activist, renowned for her Declaration of the Rights of Woman and other writings on women's rights and abolitionism

Emmanuel Joseph Sieyès

Emmanuel Joseph Sieyès

17481836

French priest and statesman who was a leading political theorist of the French Revolution and held offices in the French Consulate and First French Empire

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Jacques-Louis David

Jacques-Louis David

17481825

Preeminent French Neoclassical painter and politician known for monumental history paintings like 'The Death of Socrates' and shifting artistic taste towards classical austerity

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Charles XIII of Sweden

Charles XIII of Sweden

17481818

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

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Charles IV of Spain

Charles IV of Spain

17481819

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