1786-1901, brand name used to 1990s, cigarette manufacturer; tobacco company, Bristol, England W D and H O Wills Limited 1786 - 1901
active 1790-1820, mathematical, philosophical, nautical & optical instrument makers, Paris, France Jecker, Francoise-Antoine 1765 - 1834
1753-1814, scientist; natural philosopher; philanthropist, American-born; British? Thompson, Count von Rumford, Sir Benjamin 1753 - 1814
1768/9-1832, artist; architectural draughtsman, active in the UK, French-born Pugin, Augustus Charles 1762 - 1832
1787-1855, antiquary, portuguese scholar and railway administrator, Newcastle, British Adamson, John 1787 - 1855
1771-1831, mechanical engineer, tool maker & inventor; patentee English; British Maudslay, Henry 1771 - 1831
1781-1868, natural philosopher and academic administrator, Scottish; British Brewster, Sir David 1781 - 1868
1790-1878, inventor; Church of Scotland minister/clergyman, Scottish; British Stirling, Robert 1790 - 1878
1788-1873, inventor of the electric telegraph; meteorologist, British; English Ronalds, Sir Francis 1788 - 1873
sixth baronet, 1773-1857, aeronautic designer; aeronautical pioneer, British Cayley, Sir George 1773 - 1857
1769-1852, first Duke of Wellington; army officer; prime minister, British Wellesley, Arthur 1769 - 1852
1773-1858, botanist; explorer; gardener; traveller, French Bonpland, Aime Jacques Alexandre 1773 - 1858
1750-1813, engineer; inventor of the extinguisher pump/lift pump, German Löscher, Carl Emanuel 1750 - 1813
1765-1854, inventor of apparatus for saving life from shipwrecks, British Manby, George William 1765 - 1854