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1683-1744, natural philosopher; engineer, French born, active England

Desaguliers, John Theophilus

1683 - 1744
1687-1748, instrument maker, Dutch

Musschenbroek, Jan van

1687 - 1748
1682-1744, natural philosopher; optical instrument maker; mathematician, British; English

Hadley, John

1682 - 1744
1690-1762, politician, English; British

Wallop, John

1690 - 1762
1683-1760, King of Great Britain and Ireland, reigned 1727-1760

George II

1683 - 1760
1681-1754, artist, draughtsman, engraver, painter, printmaker, French

Rigaud, J

1681 - 1754
1688-1752, surgeon; anatomist, English

Cheselden, William

1688 - 1752
1684/5-1761, medical practitioner; inventor of medicines, English

Ward, Joshua

1684 - 1761
1689-1752, artist; painter, British

Whood, Isaac

1689 - 1752
1685-1746, man-midwife; surgeon, French

Mesnard, Jacques

1685 - 1746
1684-1734

Chadwicke, John

1684 - 1734
1687-1765, antiquary; natural philosopher, British

Stukeley, William

1687 - 1765
1682-1771, physician; anatomist, Italian

Morgagni, Giovanni Battista

1682 - 1771
1688-1763, mathematical instrument maker; science lecturer, British; English

Hauksbee, Francis

1604 - 1763
c. 1687-1722

Dallyson, Jane

1687 - 1722
1685-1761, industrialist, Swedish

Alstromer, Jonas

1685 - 1761
1688-1768, geographer/cartographer, physicist & astronomer, French

L'Isle, Joseph Nicolas De

1688 - 1768
1690-1754, anatomist; physician, Belgian

Rega, Henricus Josephus

1690 - 1754
1683 -1741, pharmacist, German

Weinmann, Johann Wilhelm

1683 - 1741
1688-1772, scientist; philosopher; mystic; theologian, Swedish

Swedenborg, Emanuel

1688 - 1772
active 1710-1748, scientific instrument maker, English

Deane, William

1690 - 1750
1684-1756, engraver; antiquary, British

Vertue, George

1684 - 1756
active 1712-1751, mathematical instrument maker, British; English

Scott, Benjamin

1690 - 1751
1682-1766, scientist; anatomist, Italian

Beccari, Jacopo Bartolomeo

1682 - 1766
1683-1758, anatomist; surgeon, German

Heister, Lorenz

1683 - 1758
active 1722-1747, mathematical instrument maker, Strand, London, England

Sisson, Jonathan

1690 - 1747
1688-1742, scientist; professor at the University of Leiden, Dutch

Gravesande, Willem Jacob 's

1688 - 1742
1686-1743, astronomer, Indian

Jai Singh

1686 - 1743
active 1690-1760?, surgical instrument maker; cutler, London

Best, John

1690 - 1760
1683-1746, active 1730s, artist, Jerseyan

Lemprière, Clement

1683 - 1746
c. 1680-1751, portrait painter; artist, British

Gibson, Thomas

1680 - 1751
1682-1745, garden designer; writer, English

Switzer, Stephen

1682 - 1745
1685-1750, musical composer, German

Bach, Johann Sebastian

1685 - 1750
1687-1761, medallist, French

Duvivier, Jean

1687 - 1761
1682-1742, engraver; printmaker; woodcutter, English

Kirkhall, Elisha

1682 - 1742
1681-1755, active 1707-1730, mathematical instrument maker & map surveyor, English; British

Glynne, Richard

1681 - 1755
1866-1883, railway company, United Kingdom

Llynvi & Ogmore Railway

628 - 1883
1690-1999, fire engine manufacturer, Greenwich, England

Merryweather and Sons Limited

1690

Hedges, Nick

194
1685-present, British army regiment, British

King's Regiment

1685
active 1681 - present (2010), cutlers and electroplaters, Sheffield

George Butler & Co

1681
active 1720s, inventor, developed programmable looms using punched tape, French.

Falcon, Jean-Baptiste

1690