Died in 1754

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Died in 1754

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Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Philippe Destouches Playwright 9-Apr-1680 4-Jul-1754 Le Glorieux

Henry Fielding Novelist 22-Apr-1707 8-Oct-1754 Tom Jones

Friedrich von Hagedorn Poet 23-Apr-1708 28-Oct-1754 German Anacreontic poet

Ludvig Holberg Author 3-Dec-1684 28-Jan-1754 Founder of Danish literature

Abraham de Moivre Mathematician 26-May-1667 27-Nov-1754 Doctrine of Chances

Henry Pelham Head of State 1696 6-Mar-1754 UK Prime Minister, 1743-54

Christian Wolff Philosopher 24-Jan-1679 9-Apr-1754 Philosopher of the Leibniz model

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