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1625-1695, natural philosopher; mathematical instrument maker; engineer; inventor; diplomat; English

Morland, Sir Samuel

1625 - 1695
1581-1626, mathematician, Welsh; English

Gunter, Edmund

1581 - 1626
1635-1703, natural philosopher, Isle of Wight, England, English

Hooke, Robert

1635 - 1703
active 1540-current (2008), society of barber surgeons, London

The Company of Barber-Surgeons

1540
1655-current, button and metal badge manufacturer, London

Firmin and Sons Limited

1638
1660-1713, natural philosopher; scientific instrument maker, English

Hauksbee, Francis

1660 - 1713
about 1450-about 1512, surgeon, publisher of book on surgery, born Strasbourg, German?

Brunschwig, Hieronymus von

1450 - 1512
1679-1710, chemist, German

Rothe, Gottfried

1679 - 1710
1533-1606, master pilot; cartographer, Dutch

Waghenaer, Lucas Janszoon

1533 - 1606
1669-1734, 1st Baron King, Lord Chancellor, English

King, Peter

1669 - 1734
1576-1621, colonial governor, English

Carver, John

1576 - 1621
c. 1620-1684, physicist; plant physiologist; priest, French

Mariotte, Edmé

1620 - 1684
1538-1606, astronomical instrument and clock maker,

Habermel, Erasmus

1538 - 1606
1638-1715, King of France, known as the Sun King

Louis XIV

1638 - 1715
1634/5-1724, sundial maker; mathematical, optical & scientific instrument maker, England & Paris, France

Butterfield, Michael

1634 - 1724
1671-1744, clock maker; sundial maker, Austrian

Knittl, Franz Antoni

1671 - 1744
1462-1536, physician, Italian

Manardi, Giovanni

1462 - 1536
1551-1661(?), physician, Italian

Menabenus, Apollonius

1551 - 1661
1596-1673, mapmaker, Netherlands

Blaeu, Johannes

1596 - 528
1599-1641, artist, Belgian

Van Dyck, Anthony

1599 - 1641
1684/5-1761, medical practitioner; inventor of medicines, English

Ward, Joshua

1684 - 1761
c.1532-1590, principal secretary, English; British

Walsingham, Francis

1532 - 1590
1599-1667, pope, Italian

Alexander VII

1599 - 1655
1493-1588, botanist; physician, Spanish

Monardes, Nicolas

1493 - 1588
c. 1499-c. 1546, artist, Dutch

Calcar, Jan Steven van

1499 - 1546
1637-1720, Grand Master of the Knights Hospitallers, Spanish

Perellos de Roccaful, Ramon

1637 - 1720
1689-1752, artist; painter, British

Whood, Isaac

1689 - 1752
1507-1568, printer; linguist, Swiss

Oporinus, Johannes

1507 - 1568
1685-1746, man-midwife; surgeon, French

Mesnard, Jacques

1685 - 1746
1697-1764, painter; engraver, English; British

Hogarth, William

1697 - 1764
1583-1634, army general, Bohemian (now Czech)

Wallenstein, General

1583 - 2500
1637-1712, inventor; artist; Dutch

Heyden, Jan van der

1637 - 1712
1667-1745, writer and dean of St Patrick's Cathedarl, Dublin, Irish

Swift, Jonathan

1667 - 1745
1480-1562, knight, German

Berlichingen, Götz von

1480 - 1562
1502-1585, pope, Italian

Gregory XIII

1502 - 1585
1692-1762, astronomer, English; British

Bradley, James

1692 - 1762
1494-1555, geologist; metallurgist, German

Agricola, Georg

1494 - 1555
1566-1638, globemaker; draughtsman; engraver, German

Greuter, Matthaus

1566 - 1638
1467-1540, scholar; humanist, French

Budé, Guillaume

1467 - 1540
Baron Anson, 1697-1762, naval officer; politician, British; English

Anson, George

1697 - 1762
1648/9-1724, clock and watchmaker; barometer maker, English; British

Quare, Daniel

1648 - 1724
1635-1715, optician (lens maker) and astronomer, Italian

Campani, Giuseppe

1635 - 1715
1571-1638, cartographer; printer, Dutch

Blaeu, , Willem Janszoon

1571 - 1638
1688-1763, mathematical instrument maker; science lecturer, British; English

Hauksbee, Francis

1604 - 1763
1660-1742, physician; privateer, English

Dover, Thomas

1660 - 1704
active 1728, d. 1775

Tanner, John Sigismund

1700 - 1775
1695-1766, active 1720-1750, mathematical, philosophical, optical instrument maker, London, England

Cole, Benjamin

1695 - 1766
1638-1675, mathematician; inventor of the reflecting telescope, Scottish

Gregory, James

1638 - 1675
1451-1506, mariner; explorer, Italian

Columbus, Christopher

1451 - 1506
c. 1412-1431, saint, French

d'Arc, Jeanne

1412 - 1491