Necrology 1708
This is a list of famous people who died in 1708 . The entries are made alphabetically within the individual data. Animals can be found in the necrology for animals .
January
| Day | Surname | Profession known as | Age | receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1st | Esdras Edzardus | German theologian and missionary to Jews | 78 | |
| January 1st | Adam Eckenbrecht from the Malsburg | Hessen-Kassel state official and politician | 51 | |
| 10. January | Friedrich von Ahlefeldt | Lord of Rixingen (Réchicourt), Langeland general and governor. | 45 | |
| 11th January | Gustav Carlsson von Börring | Premarital son of King Carl X. Gustav of Sweden, officer in the Swedish and Dutch general government, Swedish count and Swedish and Frisian landowners | 58 | |
| January 24th | Friedrich II. | Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg | 74 | |
| 31 January | Friedrich Seyler | Swiss pastor and theologian | 65 |
February
| Day | Surname | Profession known as | Age | receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 1st | Ferdinand Gobert von Aspremont-Lynden | General and Field Marshal | ||
| February 1st | Wolfgang Steinböck | Austrian master stonemason and baroque sculptor, mayor of Eggenburg (1703–1707) | ||
| February 2nd | Johann Ulrich Pregizer III. | German lawyer and historian | 61 | |
| February 8 | Matthias Starck | German auxiliary bishop, theologian and philosopher | 79 | |
| February 9 | Wilhelm Stettler | Swiss miniature and baroque painters | ||
| February 18 | Wilhelm Rettinghaus | German immigrant to America, Mennonite preacher | ||
| 21st of February | Detlev Clüver | German mathematician, astronomer and philosopher |
March
| Day | Surname | Profession known as | Age | receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st March | Nikolaus Hanneken | German doctor and city physician of Lübeck | 68 | |
| 3 March | Sigmund Carl von Castel-Barco | Bishop of Chiemsee | 47 | |
| 4th of March | August Benedict Carpzov | German legal scholar | 63 | |
| 8th of March | Niklaus Bernoulli | Swiss businessman and politician | 84 | |
| March 16 | Sixt Christian Lipenius | German theologian, educator and librarian | 43 | |
| March 18th | Georg Thormann | Swiss Protestant clergyman | 52 | |
| 19th March | Samuel Rodigast | German poet | 58 | |
| 25th March | Jakob Friedrich Rühle | Imperial Knight and Syndic of Heilbronn | 78 |
April
| Day | Surname | Profession known as | Age | receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4. April | Johann Rudolf Sinner | Swiss statesman and mayor | ||
| April 5th | Christian Heinrich | Father of the two margraves Georg Friedrich Karl and Friedrich Christian von Brandenburg-Kulmbach | 46 | |
| April 8th | Francesco Nerli the Younger | Italian cardinal and cardinal secretary of state | ||
| April 15th | Friedrich von Lüdinghausen Wolff | German Jesuit, imperial capellan, advisor to Emperor Leopold | 64 | |
| April 23 | Christian August | Count Palatine and first Duke of Pfalz-Sulzbach | 85 | |
| April | Abraham Storck | Dutch marine painter |
May
| Day | Surname | Profession known as | Age | receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 3rd | Carlo Antonio Carlone | builder | ||
| May 6th | François de Montmorency-Laval | first Catholic bishop in Canada | 85 | |
| 8th of May | Johann Barthold Niemeier | German logician and Lutheran theologian | 63 | |
| May 11th | Jules Hardouin-Mansart | French architect | 62 | |
| May 11th | Luneburg Mushard | German schoolboy and historian | 35 | |
| 12th of May | Adolf Friedrich II. | Duke of Mecklenburg, reigning Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz | 49 | |
| May 13th | Giovanni Battista Draghi | Italian organist, harpsichordist and composer | ||
| May 18 | Arvid Axel Mardefelt | Swedish officer | ||
| May 19th | Otto Vellingk | Swedish general and privy councilor | ||
| 23. May | Johann Adam Osiander | German medic and physicist | 48 | |
| May 26 | Johann Friedrich Ruopp | German hymn poet and pastor | 36 |
June
| Day | Surname | Profession known as | Age | receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8th June | Andreas consolation | German-Austrian engraver | ||
| June 12 | Francis Klesin | German dept | 64 | |
| 15th June | Romeyn de Hooghe | Dutch engraver | 62 | |
| June 21st | Frederik von Gabel | Danish statesman and businessman | ||
| 23rd June | Joseph Vogler | German religious and theologian | 47 | |
| June 30th | Christian Eberhard | Prince of East Frisia | 42 | |
| June 30th | Tekle Haymanot I. | Negus Negest (Emperor) of Ethiopia |
July
| Day | Surname | Profession known as | Age | receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5th July | Ferdinando Carlo by Gonzaga-Nevers | Duke of Mantua and Montferrat | 55 | |
| 7th of July | Konrad Samuel Schurzfleisch | German historian, polyhistor and librarian | 66 | |
| July 11th | Philipp Ludwig von Canstein | Brandenburg officer and commander | 39 | |
| 21 July | Conrad von Reventlow | Danish politician, Prime Minister and Grand Chancellor | 64 | |
| June 28th | Melchor Liñán y Cisneros | Archbishop of Lima, Governor of New Granada, Viceroy of Peru | 78 |
August
| Day | Surname | Profession known as | Age | receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 1st | Edward Tyson | British doctor and zoologist | ||
| 4th of August | Vincenzo de Grandis | Italian conductor and composer | 77 | |
| 8th August | Heinrich Arnold Stockfleth | German theologian | 65 | |
| 15th of August | Jacob von Sandrart | Engraver and publisher in Nuremberg | 78 | |
| August 19th | Gotthelf Friedrich von Schönberg | Electoral Chamberlain | 77 | |
| August 21 | Caspar von Corswant | Brandenburg-Prussian government and court judge in Western Pomerania | 74 | |
| August | Ernst Siegmund von Marienthal | Saxon civil servant |
September
| Day | Surname | Profession known as | Age | receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 1 | Christoph Dietrich Bose the Elder | Landowner and Royal Polish and Electoral Saxon Privy Councilor | 79 | |
| September 2nd | Nikolaus Michaelis | Lawyer and Mayor of Greifswald | 62 | |
| September 3 | Christian love | German composer and organist | 53 | |
| September 8th | Evert Collier | Dutch era painter | 66 | |
| September 10 | José Sarmiento Valladares | Viceroy of New Spain | 65 | |
| September 14th | Johann Baptist Adolph | Jesuit and stage poet | 51 | |
| September 18 | Bénigne Dauvergne de Saint-Mars | French soldier and prison director | ||
| 30. September | Bärmann Frankel | State rabbi of the Margraviate of Ansbach |
October
| Day | Surname | Profession known as | Age | receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 1 | John Blow | English composer | 59 | |
| October 1 | John Coggeshall Junior | British politician | ||
| October 2nd | Anne-Jules de Noailles | Marshal of France | 58 | |
| October 7th | Gobind Singh | tenth and final guru of Sikhism | 41 | |
| 8th October | Giacomo Antonio Morigia | Italian theologian, bishop and cardinal | 75 | |
| 9th October | Olympia Mancini | by marriage Countess von Soissons, mistress of Louis XIV. | ||
| October 10th | David Gregory | Scottish mathematician | 49 | |
| October 11th | Rudolf Friedrich von Lattorff | Royal Prussian Major General | ||
| October 11th | Ehrenfried Walther von Tschirnhaus | German natural scientist, mathematician and physicist | 57 | |
| October 13th | Friedrich of Hessen-Darmstadt | Landgrave of Hessen-Darmstadt, Russian general | 31 | |
| October 18 | Heinrich von Nassau-Ouwerkerk | Dutch, later English military leader, Herr auf Ouwerkerk and Woudenberg | 67 | |
| October 21 | Christian way | German satirist and playwright | 66 | |
| October 22nd | Hermann Witsius | Dutch Reformed theologian | 72 | |
| 28th of October | Franz Martinelli | Austrian architect |
November
| Day | Surname | Profession known as | Age | receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2 | Antoine de La Fosse | French playwright | ||
| November 4th | Henriette Catharina of Orange-Nassau | Dutch princess from the House of Orange, by marriage Princess of Anhalt-Dessau | 71 | |
| November 4th | Johann Heinrich Keller | Swiss cabinet maker | 81 | |
| November 7th | Ludolf Bakhuizen | Dutch marine painter | 77 | |
| November 8th | George of Denmark | Husband of the British Queen Anna | 55 | |
| November 18 | Johann Rudolf Zwinger | Swiss reformed pastor, theologian and university professor | 48 | |
| 20th November | Paul Strudel | Austrian sculptor | ||
| 22nd of November | Magnus Daniel Omeis | German poet and philosopher of the Baroque | 62 | |
| November 27th | John Greene Junior | British politician and officer | 88 | |
| 30th of November | Georg Wonna | Pastor, high school professor, superintendent | 71 |
December
| Day | Surname | Profession known as | Age | receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2. December | Liborius Depkin | German theologian, poet and linguist | 56 | |
| December 5th | Seki Takakazu | Japanese mathematician | ||
| 6th of December | Rupert Kimpfler | Abbot of the Gleink Benedictine Abbey | 70 | |
| 10th of December | Georg Hilmar Ising | Protestant theologian, historian and author | 71 | |
| December 16 | Juan Ortega y Montañés | Archbishop of Mexico and Viceroy of New Spain | ||
| 20th of December | Willem van Bemmel | German painter | 78 | |
| 20th of December | Henry Thynne | English politician | 33 | |
| 24th of December | Otto de la Bourde | Bishop of Gurk (1697–1708) | ||
| December 28th | Friedrich Barthol von Bielen | Graflich-Schwarzburg community miner captain, also councilor and bailiff for Leutenberg and finally Schwarzburg-rudolstadt chamber director | ||
| December 28th | Joseph Pitton de Tournefort | French clergyman and botanist | 52 |
Date unknown
| Day | Surname | Profession known as | Age | receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houessou Aqaba | fourth king of Dahomey | |||
| Kondrati Afanassjewitsch Bulavin | Russian Cossack leader | |||
| Johann Anton Coberg | German composer, court organist and harpsichordist | |||
| Francesco Fontana | Italian architect | |||
| Johann Oswald Harms | German painter and set designer | |||
| Daniel Hartnack | German Protestant theologian, schoolmaster and writer | |||
| Friedrich Lucae | Reformed clergyman and Silesian chronicler | |||
| Pieter Rembrantsz van Nierop | Dutch cartographer, astronomer, mathematician and land surveyor | |||
| Cornelisz van Outhoorn | Dutch merchant, triple head of Dejima, the Japanese branch of the Dutch East India Company | |||
| Edward Seymour, 4th Baronet of Berry Pomeroy | English politician | |||
| Georg Ludwig Stäbenhaber | Civil engineer and cartographer | |||
| Philipp Johann Tilemann | German writer and theology professor | |||
| Giovanni Battista Triumfetti | Italian doctor and botanist | |||
| November | Franz Woerger | Lutheran clergyman and theological writer | 65 |