Adrien-Marie Legendre17521833French mathematician known for Legendre polynomials, the method of least squares, and contributions to number theory
Nicéphore Niépce17651833French inventor and physicist who created heliography, producing the world's oldest surviving photograph of a real-world scene
Ferdinand VII of Spain17841833King of Spain known as 'the Desired' then 'the Criminal King', whose reign saw the loss of most of Spain's American colonies and deep political division