Necrology 1750
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This is a list of famous people who died in 1750 . 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 4th | Christoph Schütz | Radical pietist and hymnbook editor | 60 | |
| January 4th | Karl Friedrich Vangerow | German administrative officer, founder of the Vangerow Realschule in Stargard in Pomerania | 26th | |
| 6th January | Georg Lisiewski | Baroque portrait painter | ||
| January 7th | Joseph Anton Merz | Swabian-Bavarian painter of the baroque period | ||
| January 8th | Jan (II) Six | Amsterdam regent and mayor | 81 | |
| 11th January | Reinhard von Gemmingen-Hornberg | Hesse-Darmstadt privy councilor, knight captain in the knight canton of Odenwald and general director of the knight circles | 72 | |
| 13th January | Matthias Benoni Herring | German professor of law | 56 | |
| January 16 | Ivan Yuryevich Trubetskoy | Russian field marshal | 82 | |
| 22nd of January | Franz Xaver Josef von Unertl | electoral Bavarian secret council chancellor and conference minister | 74 | |
| January 23 | Michael Lilienthal | German Lutheran theologian and historian | 63 | |
| January 23 | Lodovico Antonio Muratori | Italian scholar and clergyman | 77 | |
| January 26th | Albert Schultens | Dutch Reformed theologian and orientalist | 63 | |
| January 29th | Daniel Salthenius | Swedish educator and Protestant theologian | 48 | |
| January | Thomas-Louis Bourgeois | French composer and singer of the Baroque era | 73 |
February
| Day | Surname | Profession known as | Age | receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 1st | Moyse Garrigue | Jeweler, judge | 41 | |
| February 1st | Johann Christian Hoffmann | German violin and lute maker | ||
| February 2nd | Friedrich Ernst von Fabrice | German diplomat | 66 | |
| February 2nd | Johann Graf | German composer | ||
| February 2nd | Paul Multiply | Merchant and councilor of the Hanseatic city of Lübeck | ||
| February 5th | Adolph Friedrich Hamberger | German medic | 22nd | |
| February 7th | Algernon Seymour, 7th Duke of Somerset | British nobleman, military man and politician | 65 | |
| February 9 | Martin Hassen | German ethnologist and diplomat | 72 | |
| February 11th | Vincenzo Bichi | Cardinal of the Roman Church | 82 | |
| February 12th | Matthias Charbonnier | German horticultural artist of the baroque | ||
| 14th of February | Franz Albert Aepinus | German Protestant theologian, writer and philosopher | 76 | |
| 14th of February | Carl Friedrich Poeppelmann | German architect of the Rococo | ||
| 14th of February | Jean-Georges de Souillac | French prelate; Bishop of Lodève | 64 | |
| February 17th | Johann Christian von Schulzen | Kur-Braunschweig-Lüneburg lieutenant general and commandant of Stade | ||
| February 17th | Caspar Heinrich Starck | German Lutheran theologian and author | 68 | |
| February 18 | Georg Bernhard Bilfinger | Württemberg philosopher, master builder, mathematician and theologian | 57 | |
| February 22 | Jean-Pierre de Crousaz | Swiss university professor and philosopher | 86 | |
| February 22 | Pietro Filippo Scarlatti | Italian composer and organist | 71 |
March
| Day | Surname | Profession known as | Age | receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st March | Friedrich Andreas Hallbauer | German Lutheran theologian | 57 | |
| 6th March | Domenico Montagnana | Italian violin maker | 63 | |
| 7th March | François Roux | German Romance philologist, grammarian and lexicographer of French origin | 75 | |
| March, 15 | David treasure | German architect, builder and garden architect | ||
| 19th March | Sebastian Zeidlmayr | Bavarian clergyman, organist and music teacher | 78 | |
| March 23 | Sámuel Mikoviny | Hungarian mathematician, engineer and cartographer | ||
| March 24th | Johann Friedrich Olearius | German Protestant theologian | 52 | |
| March 31 | Johanna Charlotte of Anhalt-Dessau | Margravine of Brandenburg-Schwedt, Abbess of Herford | 67 | |
| March | Johannes Bernsau | Mayor of Elberfeld | ||
| March | Johann Christian Quandt the Elder | German clergyman | 45 |
April
| Day | Surname | Profession known as | Age | receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 1st | Hermann Franz Braumann | Mayor of the imperial city of Aachen | ||
| April 1st | William Parks | English printer and publicist | ||
| 2nd of April | Olof Broman | Swedish doctor, rector and vicar | 73 | |
| 3rd of April | Franz Anton Germiller | German Baroque painter | 67 | |
| April 5th | Romanus plate | German Lutheran theologian | 47 | |
| April 8th | Jacques François de Chambray | French Grand Cross Knight of the Order of Malta, Vice-Admiral and Commander of the galleys | 63 | |
| 12. April | Georg Wilhelm Henning | German-Russian engineer, designer, officer and organizer | 73 | |
| April 13th | Johann Sigismund Schulin | German-Danish diplomat and foreign minister | 56 | |
| April 15th | Theophilus Grabener | German educator | 64 | |
| 20th of April | Jean-Louis Petit | French surgeon and anatomist | 76 | |
| April 21 | Georg Christoph von Kreytzen | royal Prussian lieutenant general, governor von Egeln | 66 | |
| 26th of April | Nikolaus Stanislavich | Bishop of the Csanád diocese | 55 | |
| April 29 | Egid Quirin Asam | German plasterer and sculptor | ||
| April, 30th | Wolf Adolf von Pannwitz | Prussian major general | 71 |
May
| Day | Surname | Profession known as | Age | receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st of May | David Staehelin | Swiss Mayor | 76 | |
| May 4th | Benjamin Friedrich von Reichenbach | Privy councilor, president of all spiritual matters as well as the directorate of the poor and director of Mons Pietatis, minister of justice | ||
| May 7th | Gustav Philipp Mörl | German Protestant clergyman and librarian | 76 | |
| May 9 | Rudolf Garrels | Organ builder | ||
| May 16 | Elias Eller | Christian sectarian and city founder | 59 | |
| 17th of May | Georg Engelhard Schröder | Swedish portrait and history painter | 65 | |
| May 19th | Crispinus from Viterbo | Capuchin | 81 | |
| May 21 | Heinrich Lindenborn | German journalist and hymn poet | ||
| 28th of May | Heinrich Balemann | German lawyer and mayor of the Hanseatic city of Lübeck | 72 | |
| 28th of May | Franz Anton Baumann | Austrian church musician and composer | ||
| 28th of May | Samuel Lutz | Pietist pastor | 75 | |
| 28th of May | Sakuramachi | 115. Emperor of Japan | 30th | |
| May 29th | Giuseppe Porsile | Italian opera composer | 70 | |
| 30th May | Samuel Heinrich King | Mathematician, orientalist and pietistic theologian | 78 | |
| 30th May | Friedrich Leopold von Schwerin | Royal Prussian major general, commander of the Fusilier Regiment No. 46 Württemberg and governor of Driesen |
June
| Day | Surname | Profession known as | Age | receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2th of June | Valentin Rathgeber | German composer and organist of the Baroque | 68 | |
| June 4th | Simon Dilger | German watchmaker, one of the forefathers of watchmaking in the Black Forest | ||
| June 4th | Friedrich Ludwig | Prince of Hohenzollern-Hechingen (1730–1750) | 61 | |
| June 9th | Mattia Bortoloni | Italian painter | 54 | |
| June 12 | Muhammad Bahawal Khan I. | Indian emir | ||
| 14th June | Johann Christoph Balser | German legal scholar | 40 | |
| 14th June | Franz Anton Maichelbeck | German organist and composer | 47 | |
| 14th June | Magnoald Ziegelbauer | German historian and Benedictine, author of a literary history of the Benedictine order | 61 | |
| 25th June | Diego Francesco Carlone | Italian plasterer | ||
| June 29th | Johann Jacob von Lüdecke | Braunschweig State Councilor | 67 | |
| June | Joseph Whipple Jr. | British trader and politician |
July
| Day | Surname | Profession known as | Age | receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd of July | Christoph Anton Erasmi | German Evangelical Lutheran clergyman | 38 | |
| 3rd of July | Jesaias Friedrich Weissenborn | German Lutheran theologian | 76 | |
| 10th of July | Justus Christian Thorschmidt | German local historian who worked as a Protestant pastor | 62 | |
| July 13th | Johann Heinrich Cohausen | German medic and writer | ||
| July 23 | Ferdinand Leopold of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen | Canon and Minister | 57 | |
| July 26th | Vasily Nikititsch Tatishchev | Russian statesman, historian, geographer and ethnographer | 64 | |
| July 28th | Johann Sebastian Bach | German Baroque composer, organist and harpsichordist | 65 | |
| July 28th | Otto Matthaei (clergyman, 1670) | German Evangelical Lutheran clergyman and educator | 80 | |
| July 28th | Conyers Middleton | English clergyman and author | 66 | |
| July 31 | Johann V. | King of Portugal from the House of Braganza | 60 | |
| July 31 | Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier | French goldsmith | ||
| July 31 | Johann George Schreiber | German cartographer | 73 |
August
| Day | Surname | Profession known as | Age | receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 1st | Daniel Nicolai | German lawyer | 67 | |
| 5th of August | Hermann Reinhold Pauli | German Protestant theologian and preacher | 68 | |
| 8th August | Charles Lennox, 2nd Duke of Richmond | British nobleman | 49 | |
| 12. August | Rachel Ruysch | Dutch Baroque painter | ||
| 13 August | Bernhard of Beauvryé | Prussian major general | 60 | |
| 13 August | Gottfried Kohlreif | German Lutheran theologian, cathedral provost | 73 | |
| August 16 | Gottfried Kohlreif | German Lutheran theologian, cathedral provost | 73 | |
| August 22nd | Philipp Ludwig Dreyssigmark | German Protestant clergyman | 74 | |
| August 22nd | Johann Anton Weise | German organ builder | ||
| August 23 | Johann Jakob Helfferich | German lawyer and university professor | ||
| August 23 | Johann Christian Kruger | German writer and actor | 26th | |
| 26th of August | Friedrich von Dreger | Official in the Prussian province of Pomerania, historical researcher | 50 | |
| 29th August | Johann Adolph Krohn | German lawyer and mayor of the Hanseatic city of Lübeck | ||
| 29th August | Kasimir Anton von Sickingen | German clergyman, Bishop of Konstanz (1743–1750) | 66 | |
| August | Abraham Vandenhoeck | Publisher and bookseller |
September
| Day | Surname | Profession known as | Age | receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2nd | Burkhard Leberecht Behrisch | German lawyer and mayor of Dresden | 68 | |
| September 10 | Johann Gottlob Weidler | German legal scholar | 42 | |
| 17th of September | Carl Theodorus Pachelbel | German composer and organist | ||
| September 19th | John Bouverie | British nobleman and art collector | ||
| 25th of September | Joseph Franz von Kesselstatt | Baron, diplomat and Canon in the Electorates of Mainz and Trier | 54 | |
| September 26th | Johann Philipp Jung | German librarian | 73 | |
| September 28th | Johann Sigismund Scholze | German music collector and author | 45 | |
| September 29th | Nicolaus Rohlfs | German astronomer, mathematician, teacher and calendar maker | 55 | |
| September 29th | Abraham Ruchat | Swiss historian and theologian | 70 |
October
| Day | Surname | Profession known as | Age | receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 3 | Matthias Georg Monn | Austrian composer, organist and music teacher | 33 | |
| October 6th | Gottfried Fritsch | Austrian sculptor | ||
| 8th October | Jakob Elsner | German Lutheran theologian | 58 | |
| 9th October | Maria Anna of Bavaria | Bavarian princess | 54 | |
| October 12th | Angelo Ragazzi | Italian violinist and composer | ||
| 15th October | Ludolf August von Bismarck | Russian general | 67 | |
| 15th October | Daniel Strähler | German mathematician and philosopher | 60 | |
| October, 16th | Ernst Henrich Berling | German-Danish printer and publisher | 42 | |
| October, 16th | Silvius Leopold Weiss | German composer and lutenist | 63 | |
| October 17th | Samuel Palthen | Swedish-Pomeranian lawyer, Vice-President of the Wismar Upper Tribunal | 71 | |
| October 27 | August I. of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen | Prince of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen | 59 |
November
| Day | Surname | Profession known as | Age | receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 1st | Gustaaf Willem van Imhoff | Governor General of the Dutch East Indies | 45 | |
| November 2 | Theodor Ankarcrona | Swedish admiral and Landshövding over Stockholms län | 63 | |
| November 3rd | Bernhard Heinrich von der Hude | German Evangelical Lutheran clergyman and chief pastor at Marienkirche in Lübeck | 69 | |
| November 6th | Jonathan Law | Pastor, Judge, and Governor of the Colony of Connecticut | 76 | |
| November 11th | Gyurme Namgyel | Tibetan ruler (king) | ||
| November 11th | Apostolo Zeno | Italian poet and librettist | 81 | |
| 15th of November | Pantaleon lifting dispute | German composer and dance teacher | 81 | |
| November 16 | Johann Georg von Koenigsfeld | Bavarian Conference Minister and Reich Vice Chancellor | 71 | |
| November 19th | Franz Retz | Superior General of the Societas Jesu (Jesuit Order) | 77 | |
| 20th November | Wilhelmus Schortinghuis | Dutch Reformed theologian | 50 | |
| November 23 | Giuseppe Sammartini | Italian oboist and late baroque composer | 55 | |
| November 29th | Bussy Mansel, 4th Baron Mansel | Welsh nobleman and politician | ||
| 30th of November | Moritz of Saxony | Franco-German general, Marshal of France | 54 |
December
| Day | Surname | Profession known as | Age | receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 1 | Johann Gabriel Doppelmayr | German astronomer | 73 | |
| 9th of December | Johann Georg von Lehmann | Prussian major general and commander of the Kosel fortress | ||
| December 14th | Johann Christian Jacobi | German-English sexton, bookseller, translator and cantor | ||
| 21st December | Elisabeth Christine of Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel | German nobles, wife of Emperor Charles VI. | 59 | |
| December 22 | Georg Friedrich Christian Seekatz | German Baroque painter | 67 | |
| 24th of December | Christian Döring | German architect and builder of the baroque | 73 | |
| 25 December | Friedrich Wilhelm Weidemann | German painter | ||
| December | Nuno da Cunha e Ataíde | Portuguese clergyman and cardinal of the Roman Church |
Date unknown
| Day | Surname | Profession known as | Age | receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giulio Visconti Borromeo Arese | Italian diplomat | |||
| Carl Friedrich Behrens | German explorer and seafarer | |||
| Friedrich Conradi | German builder and engineer | |||
| Etienne Denis Delair | French theorist and music theorist | |||
| Christoph Eberhard | German geographer and preacher | |||
| Robert Feke | American painter | |||
| Balthasar Otto Flesche | German lawyer, Mayor of Stargard in Pomerania and municipal district administrator | |||
| Johannes Harpprecht | Württemberg lawyer and mayor of Tübingen | 57 | ||
| Chaloner Ogle | British Admiral in the Royal Navy | |||
| Opoku Ware I. | Ruler of the Ashanti Kingdom in present-day Ghana | |||
| Julius Ludwig Rothweil | Hessian baroque master builder | |||
| Sulayman II | Safavid Shah of Persia with no real power | |||
| Guillaume Thomas Taraval | Swedish painter | |||
| Kaspar Ehrenreich from Thermo | Prussian colonel | |||
| Jorge de Villalonga | Spanish colonial administrator | |||
| Justus Wehmer | German architect |