Nekrolog 1746
This is a list of famous people who died in 1746 . 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 3rd | Jacques Égide Duhan de Jandun | Educator of Frederick the Great, Braunschweig librarian in Blankenburg and Prussian legation councilor in Berlin | 60 | |
| January 4th | Christian Hagmaier | German Protestant theologian as well as professor, rector and prorector at the University of Tübingen | 65 | |
| 10. January | Abraham Wieling | German legal scholar | 52 | |
| January 16 | Johann Rudolf Tillier | Bernese and Swiss politicians | ||
| January 18th | Valeriano Pellegrini | Italian castrato soprano and opera singer | ||
| 21th January | Gottfried Kirchhoff | German organist and composer of the baroque era | 60 | |
| January 23 | Peter anger | Librarian, philologist, professor of theology in Kiel, church historian | 63 | |
| January 28th | Samuel von Polentz | royal Prussian major general | 48 |
February
| Day | Surname | Profession known as | Age | receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2nd | Matthias Desubas | Huguenot preacher and evangelical martyr | 25th | |
| 3 February | Ludwig Balthasar Müller | Mint master in Hanau, Hesse-Darmstadt chief mining inspector, founder of copper mining in Thalitter | 83 | |
| February 7th | Jan Albertsz van Dam | Dutch mathematician, astronomer and surveyor | ||
| February 11th | Vasily Vladimirovich Dolgorukov | Russian politician and field marshal | 79 | |
| February 17th | Jakob Denner | German Mennonite preacher | 86 | |
| February 22 | Guillaume Coustou the Elder | French sculptor | 68 | |
| February 23 | Johann Heinrich von Heucher | German natural scientist, personal physician to August the Strong, museum director | 69 | |
| February 24th | Samuel Gottlieb Heine | German pastor and chronicler | 62 | |
| February 28 | Johannes Christoph Ludwig Beringer | German physician, personal physician to the Prince-Bishop of Speyer | 36 | |
| February 28 | Hermann von der Hardt | German orientalist and historian, professor in Helmstedt | 85 |
March
| Day | Surname | Profession known as | Age | receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4th of March | Johann Veit Hauck | Austrian painter | ||
| March 10th | Friedrich Wilhelm | Duke of Saxe-Meiningen | 67 | |
| March 18th | Anna Leopoldowna | Grand Duchess and Regent of Russia | 27 | |
| March, 20th | Nicolas de Largillière | French Rococo painter | 89 | |
| March 22 | Karl Sebastian Flacker | Baroque sculptor | ||
| March 24th | Joseph Franz Valerian of Arco | Prince-Bishop of Chiemsee | 59 | |
| 28th March | Bernhard Walther Marperger | German Lutheran theologian | 63 | |
| March 29 | Matteo Ripa | Italian missionary and orientalist | 64 | |
| March 30 | Jean-Joseph Fiocco | Flemish composer and bandmaster of the Baroque | 59 | |
| March 30 | Ignaz Koegler | German missionary | 65 | |
| March 30 | Jakob Palthen | German lawyer, judge at the Greifswald court | 63 |
April
| Day | Surname | Profession known as | Age | receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd of April | Wilhelm Christian Gmelin | German clergyman | 61 | |
| 3rd of April | Otto Reinhold Strömfelt | Swedish politician | 67 | |
| 7th of April | Peter Georgian | Electoral Councilor and archivist in Dresden | ||
| 11 April | Sadiq Muhammad Khan I. | Nawab of Bahawalpur | ||
| April 14th | Ernst Ferdinand | Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel-Bevern | 64 | |
| April 15th | Francisco Caporale | Italian cellist and composer | ||
| April 15th | Johann August Olearius | German Protestant theologian | 57 | |
| April 16 | Johann Melchior Sauter | German pastor, doctor and dean | 59 | |
| April 18 | Christoph Beez from Beezen | Staff and court major of Stralsund Fortress (1721–1746) | 75 | |
| April 23 | Thomas Winnington | British politician | 49 | |
| April 29 | Ewald von Kleist | Elector General of Cologne | 78 | |
| April | John of Carnap | Mayor of Elberfeld |
May
| Day | Surname | Profession known as | Age | receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 3rd | Heinrich von Krosigk | Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttelscher Oberhofmarschall and Landdrost | 45 | |
| May 4th | Antonio Pollarolo | Italian Baroque composer | 69 | |
| May 7th | Thomas Hanmer, 4th Baronet | Speaker of the House of Commons (1714–1715), editor of Shakespeare's works | 68 | |
| May 14th | Franz Conrad Romanus | Mayor of Leipzig | 75 | |
| May 15 | Andreas Adam | German architect | ||
| May 15 | Konrad Heinrich von der Groeben | Prussian Major General, Chief of Infantry Regiment No. 4 | 63 | |
| May 16 | Johann Adolf II. | Duke of Saxony-Weißenfels, Prince of Saxony-Querfurt (1736–1746) | 60 | |
| May 16 | Moshe Chaim Luzzatto | Jewish philosopher and Kabbalist | ||
| 23. May | Kaspar Leonhard Moritz von Prittwitz | Governor and Consistorial President | 58 | |
| 25. May | Johann Gottfried Schaumburg | German legal scholar | 43 |
June
| Day | Surname | Profession known as | Age | receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8th June | Friedrich III. | Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg | 73 | |
| 8th June | Giacomo Leoni | Italian architect of the Georgian style | ||
| June 13th | Elias Hößler | South German organ builder | 82 | |
| 14th June | Colin Maclaurin | British mathematician, geodesist and geophysicist from Scotland | 48 | |
| June 19th | Antoine-Augustin Bruzen de La Martinière | French polymath |
July
| Day | Surname | Profession known as | Age | receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 6th | Gottfried Taubert | German dance master of the baroque period | 75 | |
| 8th of July | Melchior Dörrien | German pedagogue and councilor | 25th | |
| July 9 | Philip V. | King of Spain | 62 | |
| July 14th | Joachim Wocislaus from Wobeser | Prussian general, Drost zu Moers | 60 | |
| 16th of July | Anthonie van der Heim | Dutch pensioner (1737–1746) | 52 | |
| 22nd of July | Maria Theresa Rafaela of Spain | Spanish princess from the house of Bourbon and by marriage Dauphine of France | 20th | |
| July 26th | Friedrich Karl von Schönborn-Buchheim | Prince-Bishop of Würzburg and Bamberg and Imperial Vice-Chancellor in Vienna | 72 | |
| July 28th | John Peter Zenger | German-American publicist and publisher | 48 | |
| 30th July | Francesco Trevisani | Italian painter | 90 |
August
| Day | Surname | Profession known as | Age | receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6th of August | Christian VI. | King of Denmark and Norway, Duke of Schleswig and Count of Holstein (1730–1746) | 46 | |
| 8th August | Margherita de L'Épine | singer | ||
| August 10 | Karl Gustav von Soldan | Prussian Colonel and Chief of Hussar Regiment No. 6 | ||
| 13 August | Israel Traugott Garmann | Protestant theologian | 61 | |
| August 16 | Giuseppe Gonzaga | Duke of Guastalla | 56 | |
| August 27 | Johann Caspar Ferdinand Fischer | German composer and musician | ||
| August 27 | Adam Friedrich von Wreech | royal Prussian lieutenant general | 57 |
September
| Day | Surname | Profession known as | Age | receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2nd | Jean-Baptiste Colbert, marquis de Torcy | French diplomat and foreign minister | 80 | |
| September 10 | Maximilian Ulrich von Kaunitz | imperial diplomat and governor of Moravia (1720–1746) | 67 | |
| 12th September | Franz Hunolt | Jesuit, preacher and theologian | 55 | |
| September 20th | Johann Arnold de Reux | Vicar General in Cologne | 81 | |
| September 22 | Johann Lembke | German medic, professor | 60 | |
| 25th of September | Johann Gottfried Krause | German theologian and hymn poet | 61 |
October
| Day | Surname | Profession known as | Age | receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 6th | Anna Margareta Pepper | German poet | 67 | |
| October 11th | Otto Georg Veldtmann | Dutch major general | 61 | |
| October 12th | Augustin Friedrich Walther | German doctor, anatomist and botanist | 57 | |
| October 14th | Domenico Alberti | Italian composer | ||
| October, 16th | Johann Albert von Heister | Imperial and Royal Field Marshal Lieutenant, Privy War Councilor, Commander of Grätz and Colonel of an infantry regiment | ||
| the 20th of October | Jodocus Andreas Hiltebrandt | German Lutheran theologian | 79 |
November
| Day | Surname | Profession known as | Age | receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 5th | Johann Ludwig II. | Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst | 58 | |
| 22nd of November | Johann Baptist Divall | Italian / Austrian bell founder | ||
| 22nd of November | Rudolf Kurt Leberecht von Loeben | royal Prussian major general, chief of garrison regiment No. 8 and heir to Falkenberg, Matzdorf and Schildkow | ||
| November 23 | Georg Wilhelm Steller | German doctor and scientist | 37 |
December
| Day | Surname | Profession known as | Age | receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 4th | Christopher Tärnström | Swedish naturalist | ||
| 9th of December | Carl Gyllenborg | Swedish statesman | 67 | |
| 10th of December | Teodorico Pedrini | Italian missionary, harpsichordist and composer in China | 75 | |
| December 14th | José Antonio de Mendoza Caamaño y Sotomayor | Spanish colonial administrator, Viceroy of Peru | 79 | |
| 20th of December | Carl August von Wolffersdorff | German nobleman, heir, feudal lord and court lord | 55 | |
| December 26th | Kaspar Heinrich von Stechow | Royal Prussian Colonel and Chief of Garrison Regiment No. 6 | 59 | |
| December | Johann Wilhelm on the Heyden | Mayor of Elberfeld | 85 |
Date unknown
| Day | Surname | Profession known as | Age | receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beshir Agha | Head eunuch at the Sultan's court in Istanbul | |||
| Adam Brand | German businessman and researcher | |||
| Johann Harper | Swedish miniature painter, Prussian cabinet painter | |||
| Jechiel Heilprin | Rabbi, historian, lexicographer | |||
| Francis Hutcheson | Irish philosopher and economist | |||
| Johann Gabriel von der Ketten | Canon at the Collegkirche St. Georg in Cologne, heraldist and genealogist | |||
| Johann Heinrich Lobeman von Lohendal | holstein-gottorfischer general | |||
| Christoph Aegidius von Negelein | Lord Mayor of Koenigsberg | |||
| Grizel Steevens | Anglo-Irish benefactress |