Died in 1777

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Died in 1777

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Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

John Bartram Naturalist 23-Mar-1699 22-Sep-1777 Colonial botanist to King George III

Jeremiah Dixon Astronomer 7-Aug-1733 22-Jan-1777 Mason-Dixon Line

Samuel Foote Actor 1720 21-Oct-1777 Diversions

Jean-Baptiste-Louis Gresset Poet 29-Aug-1709 16-Jun-1777 Vert Vert

Button Gwinnett Politician 1735 19-May-1777 Most valuable signature

Albrecht von Haller Doctor 16-Oct-1708 12-Dec-1777 Elementa Physiologiae Corporis Humani

Johann Heinrich Lambert Mathematician 26-Aug-1728 25-Sep-1777 Pyrometrie

Aleksandr Sumarokov Playwright 14-Nov-1717 12-Oct-1777 Founder of Russian classical drama

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