Historical figures in 1772

The atlas holds 8 people and 11 moments here, in 1772. The most recorded lives are Alexander Hamilton, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Among them Jurists, Writers and Political Leaders.

Notable people

  1. Alexander Hamilton

    in 1772

    3 moments here

    American statesman, lawyer, revolutionary officer, constitutional convention delegate, and first U.S. secretary of the treasury.…

  2. James Madison

    in 1772

    1 moment here

    James Madison (1751–1836) was a Virginia planter, revolutionary politician, delegate to the Continental and Confederation congresses, architect of…

  3. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

    in 1772

    2 moments here

    German poet, dramatist, novelist, scientist, theatre director, and statesman. Born in Frankfurt, Goethe studied in Leipzig and Strasbourg, practiced…

  4. John Adams

    in 1772

    1 moment here

    American lawyer, revolutionary leader, diplomat, first vice president of the United States, and second U.S. president.…

  5. Phillis Wheatley

    in 1772

    1 moment here

    Phillis Wheatley Peters was a poet born in West Africa, enslaved in Boston as a child, and the author of Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and…

  6. Thomas Jefferson

    in 1772

    1 moment here

    Thomas Jefferson was an American lawyer, Virginia political leader, diplomat, secretary of state, vice president, and third president of the United…

  7. William Blake

    in 1772

    1 moment here

    English poet, painter, and printmaker. Blake spent nearly all of his life in London, apart from his 1800–1803 residence at Felpham in Sussex.…

  8. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    in 1772

    1 moment here

    Austrian composer and performer of the Classical era. Born in Salzburg, Mozart toured Europe as a child prodigy, made three formative journeys to…

Moments

  1. 1772 Study at Elizabethtown Academy Alexander Hamilton
  2. 1772 Return to Montpelier James Madison
  3. 1772 Authorship examination in Boston Phillis Wheatley
  4. 1772 Marriage to Martha Wayles Skelton Thomas Jefferson
  5. 1772 Practices law in Wetzlar Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
  6. 1772 Returned household to Boston John Adams
  7. 1772 Apprenticeship to James Basire William Blake
  8. 1772 Arrival in Boston Alexander Hamilton
  9. 1772 Boarding with Hercules Mulligan Alexander Hamilton
  10. 1772 Hosts the Shakespeare Day gathering Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
  11. 1772 Third stay in Milan Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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