Born in 1772

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Born in 1772

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Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Isaac Chauncey Military 20-Feb-1772 27-Feb-1840 US Naval commander, War of 1812

Samuel Taylor Coleridge Poet 21-Oct-1772 25-Jul-1834 Rime of the Ancient Mariner

William H. Crawford Politician 24-Feb-1772 15-Sep-1834 Senator and 1824 candidate for President

Charles Fourier Philosopher 7-Apr-1772 10-Oct-1837 Socialist Utopian

Friederich Konrad Hornemann Explorer 1772 1801 First European to cross Sahara

Josiah Quincy Educator 4-Feb-1772 1-Jul-1864 President of Harvard, 1829-45

David Ricardo Economist 18-Apr-1772 11-Sep-1823 Principles of Political Economy

Robert Stevenson Engineer 8-Jun-1772 12-Jul-1850 Scottish lighthouse designer

Friedrich von Schlegel Philosopher 10-Mar-1772 12-Jan-1829 Founder of the German Romantic movement

William Wirt Attorney 8-Nov-1772 18-Feb-1834 US Attorney General, 1817-29

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