1. Jedediah Smith (1799)

American Explorer

The first U.S. citizen to cross the Sierra Nevada, Great Basin, and use the California coast to reach the Oregon Country.

2. Anna Atkins (1799)

Botanist Photographer

Remembered for her pioneering botanical and photographic publication Photographs of British Algae: Cyanotype Impressions, she is also notable for her collaborations with Anne Dixon on several photographic books about ferns....

3. Alexander Pushkin (1799)

Russian Poet Novelist Playwright

Known as the founder of modern Russian literature and one of the greatest Russian poets of all time, he wrote Eugene Onegin, Boris Godunov, and The Captain's Daughter, among other...

4. Charles Bent (1799)

American Politician

In late 1846, Bent became the New Mexico Territory's first governor. A few months later, he lost his life in the Taos Revolt of 1847.

5. Eli Perry (1799)

American Politician

Nineteenth-century Democratic politician who represented the 14th and 15th congressional districts of New York in the United States House of Representatives.

6. Honore De Balzac (1799)

Novelist

Honore De Balzac is a famous Novelist, who was born on May 20, 1799 in France. Nineteenth-century French author who is known for La Comedie humaine, a series of stories...

7. Phineas Young (1799)

American Mormon Missionary

Famous as one of the first converts to and missionaries of the Latter Day Saint movement, Young is perhaps best known as the older brother of LDS Church president Brigham...

8. Rene Caillie (1799)

Explorer

French explorer who visited the city of Timbuktu and returned to tell his fantastic tale.

9. Mary Anning (1799)

Geologist Palaeontologist

Fossil collector, dealer, and paleontologist famous for discovering the fossils of the first Ichthyosaur and Plesiosaurus.

10. Frederick Catherwood (1799)

British Mesoamericanists

Remembered best for his elaborate drawings of ancient Mayan ruins, this nineteenth-century artist, architect, and explorer contributed to several bestselling, historically-focused travel books.

11. Isaac Babbitt (1799)

American Goldsmith

Inventor of Babbitt metal, a tin-derived alloy used in the production of engine bearings.

12. Thomas Hood (1799)

Poet

A 19th-century English author and poet, he is best known for "Whims and Oddities" and other humorous works. His most famous poems include "No!" and "I Remember, I Remember."

13. Amos Bronson Alcott (1799)

Teacher

Amos Bronson Alcott is a famous Teacher, who was born on November 29, 1799 in United States. Transcendentalist figure known for his innovative educational methods and writings and his Utopian...

14. Almeida Garrett (1799)

Portuguese Writer And Politician

Poet, playwright, and novelist whose work exemplifies the early Romantic literary movement in Portugal. His best-known works include Camoes and Viagens na Minha Terra.

15. Isaac Murphy (1799)

American Politician

Isaac Murphy was the first Reconstruction Governor of Arkansas and came to power under President Abraham Lincoln's conciliatory policy. Unlike some other reconstruction administrations the Murphy administration was characterized by...

16. Francis Mason (1799)

American Missionary And Naturali

s Mason American missionary and a naturalist was born in York England. His grandfather also Francis Mason was the founder of the Baptist Society in York and his father a...

17. Édouard-Raymond Fabre (1799)

Canadian Politician

Édouard-Raymond Fabre was a Canadian politician and bookseller the Mayor of Montreal Quebec between 1849 and 1851. In 1807 he began studies at the Petit Séminaire de Montréal where he...

18. Chauncey Fitch Cleveland (1799)

American Politician

Chauncey Fitch Cleveland was an American politician a United States Representative and the 31st Governor of Connecticut.

19. William M. Meredith (1799)

American Politician Lawyer

Director of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing see William Morton Meredith. William Morris Meredith was an American lawyer and politician. He was to served as the United States Secretary...

20. Robert Lansing (state senator) (1799)

American Lawyer And Politician

This article is about the 19th-century New York state senator; for his grandson U. S. Secretary of State under President Woodrow Wilson see Robert Lansing. Robert Lansing was an American...

21. William Hamilton MacFarland (1799)

American Politician

Hamilton MacFarland was a prominent Virginia politician. He was born in Lunenburg County Virginia and later served in the House of Burgesses from 1822 to 1824 and from 1830 to...

22. Williamson Hartley Horn (1799)

American Politician

son Hartley Horn was an American Whig politician. He served as the Mayor of Nashville Tennessee from 1853 to 1854.

23. Ludwig zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg (1799)

Russian Aristocrat

Prince Ludwig Adolf Friedrich of Sayn-Wittgenstein was a Russian aristocrat of German descent. Among his properties were the famed Mir Castle Complex and Verkiai Palace. The eldest son of the...

24. Claude-Marius Vaïsse (1799)

French Politician

Claude-Marius Vaïsse was a French lawyer who joined the administration of the July Monarchy. During the French Second Republic he was briefly Minister of the Interior. Under the Second French...

25. Reuben Chapman (1799)

American Politician

Reuben Chapman was an American lawyer and politician. Born in 1799 in Bowling Green Virginia he represented Alabama in the U. S. House from 1835 to 1847 and served as...

26. Francis Thomas (1799)

American Politician

s Thomas was a Maryland politician who served as the 26th Governor of Maryland from 1842 to 1844. He also served as a United States Representative from Maryland representing at...

27. John Pendleton King (1799)

American Politician

John Pendleton King was a United States Senator from Georgia. Born in Glasgow Kentucky King moved in infancy with his parents to Bedford County Tennessee and then to Augusta Georgia...

28. John Scoble (1799)

Canadian Politician

John Scoble was a British abolitionist and political figure in Canada West.

29. William Sprague III (1799)

American Governor Of Rhode Islan

Sprague also known as William III or William Sprague III was a politician and industrialist from the U. S. state of Rhode Island serving as the 14th Governor a U....

30. Andrew W. Doig (1799)

American Politician

Andrew Wheeler Doig was a U. S. Representative from New York. He served in the 1830s and 1840s. Born in Salem New York Doig pursued an academic course. He moved...

31. André Jolly (1799)

Belgian Politician

André Jolly was a Belgian engineer painter and politician.

32. Mercedes Fontecilla (1799)

First Lady Of Chile

María Mercedes Fontecilla y Fernández de Valdivieso was a First Lady of Chile. Mercedes Fontecilla was born in Santiago the daughter of Diego Antonio Fontecilla Palacios and of Rosa Fernández...

33. Franz Naunyn (1799)

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34. Andrew Jackson Donelson (1799)

American Diplomat

Andrew Jackson Donelson was an American diplomat and a candidate for Vice President of the United States.

35. Abraham Watkins Venable (1799)

American Lawyer And Politician

Abraham Watkins Venable was a nineteenth-century US politician and lawyer from North Carolina. He was the nephew of congressman and senator Abraham Bedford Venable.

36. Charles Paine (1799)

American Politician

Charles Paine was an American Whig politician woolen mill owner merchant railroad builder and fifteenth Governor of Vermont.

37. Ignaz von Döllinger (1799)

German Theologian

Johann Joseph Ignaz von Döllinger sometimes spelt Doellinger was a German theologian Catholic priest and church historian who rejected the dogma of papal infallibility. He is considered an important contributor...

38. Hiram Denio (1799)

American Politician And Judge

Hiram Denio was an American lawyer and politician from New York. He was Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals from 1856 to 1857; and from 1862 to...

39. Amasa Walker (1799)

U.s. Representative And Economis

Amasa Walker was an American economist and United States Representative and was the father of Francis Amasa Walker.

40. José María Alfaro Zamora (1799)

Head Of State President And Vice

José María Alfaro Zamora was the Costa Rican Head of State between the periods of 1842 and 1844 as well as 1846 and 1847 and President of Costa Rica between...

41. Borger Kristoffersson Hoen (1799)

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42. Philip Pusey (1799)

British Politician

See Philip E. Pusey for the Syriac scholarPhilip Pusey was a reforming agriculturalist a Tory Member of Parliament and a friend and follower of Sir Robert Peel. Pusey stood for...

43. Philip Triplett (1799)

American Politician

Philip Triplett was a U. S.

44. George C. Sherman (1799)

American Politician

George Corlis Sherman was an American lawyer and politician from New York.

45. Giovenale Vegezzi Ruscalla (1799)

Journalist And Translator

Giovenale Vegezzi Ruscalla was a liberal Italian journalist foreign honorary member of the Romanian Academy and secretary to the Subalpine Agrarian Association. He traveled to Transylvania and Banat on a...

46. Jeremiah Morton (1799)

American Politician

Jeremiah Morton was a nineteenth-century politician and lawyer from Virginia. He was the younger brother of Florida senator Jackson Morton. Born in Fredericksburg Virginia Morton attended a private school as...

47. Leonard Wilcox (1799)

American Politician And Judge

Leonard Wilcox was an American lawyer judge and politician. He served as a United States Senator from New Hampshire as judge of the New Hampshire Superior Court and as a...

48. John Wesley Davis (1799)

American Politician

John Wesley Davis was a doctor and a prominent U. S. politician during the 1840s.

49. William Ezzard (1799)

American Mayor

E. Ezzard was a Southern United States politician who served as the 11th 13th and 19th Mayor of Atlanta Georgia in the 19th century. Ezzard was born in Abbeville South...

50. Ferdinand Von Westphalen (1799)

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