Famous people born in 1778

Best known

1. 
   Humphry Davy

   British chemist

   December 17 · d. 1829

   Photo: Thomas Phillips, Public domain
2. 
   José de San Martín

   Argentine general and independence leader (1778–1850)

   February 25 · d. 1850

   Photo: The exact author is disputed. Some sources attribute it to Jean Baptiste Madou, others to the art te, Public domain
3. 
   Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac

   French chemist and physicist (1778–1850)

   December 6 · d. 1850

   Photo: François-Séraphin Delpech, Public domain
4. 
   Ugo Foscolo

   Italian writer and poet (1778–1827)

   February 6 · d. 1827

   Photo: François-Xavier Fabre, Public domain
5. 
   Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen

   Baltic German officer in the Imperial Russian Navy, cartographer and explorer (1778–1852)

   September 20 · d. 1852

   Photo: Unknown author Unknown author, CC BY-SA 2.0
6. 
   Louis Bonaparte

   king of Holland, brother of Napoleon Bonaparte, member of the House of Buonaparte (1778-1846)

   September 2 · d. 1846

   Photo: Charles Howard Hodges, Public domain
7. 
   Bernardo O'Higgins

   Chilean independence leader (1778–1842)

   August 20 · d. 1842

   Photo: José Gil de Castro, Public domain
8. 
   William Hazlitt

   English essayist and writer (1778–1830)

   April 10 · d. 1830

   Photo: John Hazlitt, Public domain
9. 
   Clemens Brentano

   German poet and novelist (1778–1842)

   September 8 · d. 1842

   Photo: Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
10. 
    Augustin-Pyramus de Candolle

    Swiss botanist (1778–1841)

    February 4 · d. 1841

    Photo: Joseph Hornung, Public domain
11. 
    Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden

    King of Sweden between 1792-1809 (1778–1837)

    November 1 · d. 1837

    Photo: Johann Baptist von Lampi the Elder, Public domain
12. 
    Marie Thérèse of France

    French Madame Royale (1778–1851)

    December 19 · d. 1851

    Photo: Antoine-Jean Gros, Public domain
13. Giovanni Battista Belzoni

    Italian antiquarian (1778-1823)

    November 5 · d. 1823

14. Coenraad Jacob Temminck

    Dutch aristocrat and zoologist (1778–1858)

    March 31 · d. 1858

15. Johann Nepomuk Hummel

    Austrian composer and pianist (1778–1837)

    November 14 · d. 1837

16. Sophie Blanchard

    French aeronaut

    March 24 · d. 1819

17. Friedrich Ludwig Jahn

    German educator, writer and politician (1778-1852)

    August 11 · d. 1853

18. Fernando Sor

    Spanish classical guitarist and composer (1778-1839)

    February 13 · d. 1839

19. Józef Maria Hoene-Wroński

    Polish philosopher

    August 23 · d. 1853

20. Prince Charles Ferdinand, Duke of Berry

    Member of the French royal family (1778–1820)

    January 24 · d. 1820

21. Carl Ludvig Engel

    German architect (1778–1840)

    July 3 · d. 1840

22. Kittur Chennamma

    Indian freedom fighter, warrior queen

    October 23 · d. 1829

23. Carl Ludwig Koch

    German entomologist and arachnologist (1778–1857)

    September 21 · d. 1857

24. Beau Brummell

    English man of fashion (1778–1840)

    June 7 · d. 1840

25. Hryhorii Kvitka-Osnovianenko

    Ukrainian writer (1778–1843)

    November 29 · d. 1843

26. Augustinos Kapodistrias

    Greek soldier and politician (1778-1857)

    November 6 · d. 1857

27. Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux

    English barrister, politician, and Lord Chancellor of Great Britain (1778-1868)

    September 19 · d. 1868

28. Jean Baptiste Gay, vicomte de Martignac

    French politician (1778-1832)

    June 20 · d. 1832

29. Joseph Aspdin

    British mason, bricklayer and inventor (1778–1855)

    December 25 · d. 1855

30. Jean-Baptiste Bory de Saint-Vincent

    French naturalist, geographer and officer (1778-1846)

    July 6 · d. 1846

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