Born in 1698

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Born in 1698

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Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Johann Jakob Bodmer Author 19-Jul-1698 2-Jan-1783 Von dem Wunderbaren in der Poesie

Pierre Bouguer Mathematician 16-Feb-1698 15-Aug-1758 French photometrist

Pierre-Louis Moreau de Maupertuis Astronomer 28-Sep-1698 27-Jul-1759 Sur la figure de la terre

Metastasio Poet 3-Jan-1698 12-Apr-1782 Italian librettist of the 18th century

William Warburton Religion 24-Dec-1698 7-Jun-1779 Divine Legation

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