Famous people born in 1779

Best known

1. 
   Jöns Jacob Berzelius

   Swedish chemist (1779–1848)

   August 20 · d. 1848

   Photo: Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
2. 
   Thomas Moore

   Irish poet, singer and songwriter (1779–1852)

   May 28 · d. 1852

   Photo: anonymous, Public domain
3. 
   Mustafa IV

   29th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (1807–1808)

   September 8 · d. 1808

   Photo: Konstantin Kapıdağlı, Public domain
4. 
   Carl Ritter

   German geographer (1779-1859)

   August 7 · d. 1859

   Photo: Rudolph Hoffmann, Public domain
5. 
   Friedrich Carl von Savigny

   German jurist (1779-1861)

   February 21 · d. 1861

   Photo: Franz Krüger, Public domain
6. 
   William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne

   British politician (1779–1848)

   March 15 · d. 1848

   Photo: John Partridge, Public domain
7. Grand Duke Konstantin Pavlovich of Russia

   Russian grand duke (1779–1831)

   May 8 · d. 1831

8. Adam Oehlenschläger

   Danish poet and playwright (1779–1850)

   November 14 · d. 1850

9. Elizabeth Alexeievna

   empress consort of Russia; wife of Alexander I of Russia (1779–1826)

   January 24 · d. 1826

10. Francis Scott Key

    American lawyer and poet who wrote The Star-Spangled Banner (1779-1843)

    August 1 · d. 1843

11. Washington Allston

    American artist (1779-1843)

    November 5 · d. 1843

12. Antoine-Henri Jomini

    French-Swiss officer who served as a general with the French and Russian armies and writer on the art of war (1779-1869)

    March 6 · d. 1869

13. Lorenz Oken

    German naturalist (1779-1851)

    August 1 · d. 1851

14. Francis IV of Modena

    Duke of Modena

    October 6 · d. 1846

15. Mountstuart Elphinstone

    Governor of Bombay, Scottish historian (1779-1859)

    October 6 · d. 1859

16. Queen Maria Cristina of Sardinia

    Queen Consort of Sardinia (1821- 1831) (b.1779 - d.1849)

    January 17 · d. 1849

17. Louis de Freycinet

    French navigator

    August 7 · d. 1841

18. Zebulon Pike

    American military officer, explorer, and writer (1779-1813)

    January 5 · d. 1813

19. Peter Mark Roget

    English physician and philologist (1779-1869)

    January 18 · d. 1869

20. George, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

    German Grand Duke (1779-1860)

    August 12 · d. 1860

21. Duchess Louise Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

    German princess (1779-1801)

    November 19 · d. 1801

22. Adam Müller

    German publicist, literary critic, political economist, and theorist of the state

    June 30 · d. 1829

23. Augustin Saint-Hilaire

    French botanist and traveler (1779–1853)

    October 4 · d. 1853

24. Clement Clarke Moore

    American biblical scholar and poet

    July 15 · d. 1863

25. Madeleine Sophie Barat

    Founder of the Society of the Sacred Heart

    December 12 · d. 1865

26. Princess Antoinette of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld

    German princess and duchess

    August 28 · d. 1824

27. Giovanni Battista Bugatti

    Italian executioner (1779–1869)

    March 6 · d. 1869

28. Infanta María Amalia of Spain

    Spanish Infanta

    January 9 · d. 1798

29. Johan Olof Wallin

    Swedish poet and clergyman

    October 15 · d. 1839

30. Joseph Story

    American jurist (1779–1845); US Supreme Court justice from 1812 to 1845

    September 18 · d. 1845

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