Born in 1701

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Born in 1701

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Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Thomas Bayes Mathematician 1701 7-Apr-1761 Bayes' theorem

Anders Celsius Astronomer 27-Nov-1701 25-Apr-1744 Astronomer, invented centigrade scale

Johann Nikolaus von Hontheim Historian 27-Jan-1701 2-Sep-1790 Febronius

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