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•  James Hutton

  James Hutton MD (Edinburgh, 3 June 1726 OS – 26 March 1797) was a Scottish geologist, physician, naturalist, chemist and experimental farmer. He is considered the father of modern geology. His theories of geology and geologic time, also called deep time, came to be included in theories which were called plutonism and uniformitarianism.

  

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•  Daniel Chodowiecki

  Daniel Niklaus Chodowiecki (16 October 1726 – 1801) was a Polish-German painter and printmaker with Huguenot ancestry, who is most famous as an etcher. He spent most of his life in Berlin, and became the director of the Berlin Academy of Art. He was born in the city of(Danzig) in Poland, and in a letter “in typical Berlin humor” wrote, “that he moved to Berlin, Germany, which shows for sure, that he is a 'genuine Pole'. ” He kept close to the Huguenot scene, due to his ancestry.

  

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•  Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia

  Victor Amadeus III (June 26, 1726 – October 16, 1796) was King of Sardinia from 1773 until his death.

  

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•  Benjamin Harrison V

  Benjamin Harrison V (December 13, 1730 – April 24, 1791) was an American planter and revolutionary leader from Charles City County, Virginia. He earned his higher education at the College of William and Mary, and he was perhaps the first figure in the Harrison family to gain national attention. Harrison was a representative for Surry County, Virginia, (1756-1758) and Charles City County (1766-1776) to the House of Burgesses.

  

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•  François-André Danican Philidor

  François-André Danican Philidor (September 7, 1726 – August 31, 1795) was a French chess player and composer. He was regarded as the best chess player of his age (see any of the References), although the title of World Chess Champion was not yet in existence. Philidor's book Analyse du jeu des Échecs was considered a standard chess manual for at least a century. He was commonly referred to as André Danican Philidor during his lifetime.

  

  28.6%
  

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  42.9%
  
•  Angelo Maria Bandini

  Angelo Maria Bandini (September 25, 1726 – 1803) was an Italian author and librarian born in Florence. Having been left an orphan in his infancy, he was supported by his uncle, Giuseppe Bandini, a lawyer of some note. He received his education among the Jesuits, and showed a special inclination for the study of antiquities. In 1747 he undertook a journey to Vienna, in company with the bishop of Volterra, for whom he acted in the capacity of secretary.

  

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•  Isaac Barré

  Isaac Barré (1726 – July 20, 1802) was an Irish soldier and politician. He earned distinction serving with the British army during the Seven Years' War, and later became a prominent Member of Parliament where he became a vocal supporter of William Pitt.

  

  28.6%
  

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•  John Howard (prison reformer)

  John Howard (September 2, 1726 – January 20, 1790) was a philanthropist and the first English prison reformer.

  

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•  Jacob Frank

  Jacob Frank (יעקב פרנק Ya'akov Frank, Jakob Frank; 1726–1791) was an 18th century Jewish religious leader who claimed to be the reincarnation of the self-proclaimed messiah Sabbatai Zevi and also of King David. Frank and his followers were excommunicated due to his extremely unconventional doctrines that included acceptance of the New Testament, Enlightenment and some controversial concepts such as "purification through transgression.

  

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•  Charles Burney

  Charles Burney FRS (7 April 1726 – 12 April 1814) was an English music historian and father of author Frances Burney.

  

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• 1803 deaths by likeorhate
• Businesspeople in shipping by likeorhate
• French people of the American Revolution by likeorhate
• People of the French Revolution by likeorhate

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•  Watercolor painting

  Watercolor or watercolour and also aquarelle, from French, is a painting method. A watercolor is the medium or the resulting artwork, in which the paints are made of pigments suspended in a water soluble vehicle. The traditional and most common support for watercolor paintings is paper; other supports include papyrus, bark papers, plastics, vellum or leather, fabric, wood, and canvas. In East Asia, watercolor painting with inks is referred to as brush painting or scroll painting.

  

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•  Bujica

  Marcelo Ribeiro, usually known as Bujica (born January 21 1969) is a retired professional Brazilian footballer who played as a striker for several Série A clubs.

  

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• Martin County, Indiana by likeorhate
•  Bobasa

  

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•  Peralta Villa

  

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