Nekrolog 1762
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This is a list of famous people who died in 1762 . 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 2nd | Johann Christoph Bilhuber | German Protestant pastor | 59 | |
| January 5th | Elisabeth | Russian tsarina | 52 | |
| January 5th | Johann Friedrich May | German political scientist | 64 | |
| 11th January | Louis-François Roubiliac | French sculptor | ||
| 15. January | Johannes Klein | Czech astronomer and mechanic | 77 | |
| 15. January | Pyotr Ivanovich Shuvalov | Russian count, statesman and military | ||
| January 18th | Samuel Friedrich von Kanitz | Electoral Prussian Chamberlain | 72 | |
| January 18th | Maria Anna Amalia Auguste von Pfalz-Sulzbach | Princess from the House of Wittelsbach, Carmelite and prioress | 68 | |
| January 23 | Michael Leveilly | French architect | ||
| January 27th | John Rocque | English cartographer of French origin | ||
| January 27th | Johann Heinrich Friedrich von Spaen | Royal Prussian Major General and Chief of the Cuirassier Regiment No. 12 | ||
| January 29th | Karl Friedrich von Lüderitz | Prussian Colonel and Chief of the Berlin Land Regiment | ||
| January 30th | Johann Michael Holzhey | Painter and fresco artist | 32 | |
| January | Johann Gottlieb Bötticher | German medic |
February
| Day | Surname | Profession known as | Age | receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2nd | Friedrich Zollmann | German archivist, historian and cartographer | 71 | |
| February 4th | Pierre-Alexandre Levesque de La Ravalière | French historian, Romanist and Medievalist | 65 | |
| February 7th | Jean-Baptiste Desmarets | French general and Marshal of France | ||
| February 11th | Johann Tobias Krebs | German organist, composer and cantor | 71 | |
| February 12th | Laurent Belissen | French composer of the late baroque | 68 | |
| 20. February | Tobias Mayer | German cartographer, geographer, mathematician, physicist and astronomer | 39 | |
| 21st of February | Andreas Georg Wähner | German orientalist | 68 | |
| February 24th | Friedrich Hannibal von Schmertzing | imperial and Prussian general | 57 | |
| February | Friedrich Nikolaus von Wangenheim | Royal Prussian major general, commander of the Füselier Regiment No. 40 |
March
| Day | Surname | Profession known as | Age | receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4th of March | Johannes Zick | German baroque fresco painter | 60 | |
| 5. March | Georg Christian Schemelli | German cantor and author of a hymn book, on which Johann Sebastian Bach also worked | ||
| 6th March | Antoinette Amalie of Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel | Princess of Braunschweig-Bevern, Duchess of Braunschweig and Lüneburg | 65 | |
| March 10th | Jean Calas | French Protestant who was the victim of a judicial murder | 63 | |
| March 11 | August Friedrich von Boden | Prussian Finance Minister | 79 | |
| March 16 | Francesco Bernardini | Italian painter and set designer | ||
| March 16 | Friedrich Joachim von Rathenow | Prussian colonel | ||
| March 18th | Paul II Anton Esterházy de Galantha | imperial field marshal | 50 | |
| March 18th | Johann Baptist Regondi | Italian-Austrian imperial stonemason master of the baroque era, judge in Kaisersteinbruch | 58 | |
| March 21st | Nicolas Louis de Lacaille | French astronomer (namesake of 15 of the 88 constellations) | 49 | |
| March 24th | Johann Gottfried Zentgrav | German Protestant theologian | 39 | |
| 26th of March | Johann Peter Ernst Rohrer | builder | ||
| March 30 | Johann Georg Bergmüller | German baroque fresco painter | 73 | |
| March | Johann Christian Schickhardt | German composer | 79 | |
| March | Georg Ludwig von Zastrow | Major General of the Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg |
April
| Day | Surname | Profession known as | Age | receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd of April | Christoph Friedrich von Lattorf | Prussian Lieutenant General, Knight of the Black Eagle Order and Commander of the Kosel Fortress | 65 | |
| 4. April | David Hirschel Fraenkel | German jeweler and rabbi | ||
| April 6th | Hermann Werner von Bossart | German priest and diplomat | 66 | |
| 7th of April | Heinrich von Bünau | German statesman and historian | 64 | |
| 7th of April | Pietro Guarneri | Italian violin maker | 66 | |
| April 8th | Wilhelm Ludwig von Bissing | Prussian Major General and Chief of Dragoon Regiment No. 4 | 80 | |
| April 8th | Josep Ullastra | Spanish cleric, Catalanist and grammarian | 71 | |
| 17th April | Georg Arnold von Grolman | Prussian Colonel, Chief of Garrison Battalion No. 3, Commander of Kolberg | 84 | |
| 17th April | Constantin Guido von Podewils | royal Prussian major general | 59 | |
| 17th April | Anton Johan Wrangel | Swedish admiral and imperial council | 82 | |
| 20th of April | Joachim Christian von Tresckow | Prussian lieutenant general | 63 | |
| April 21 | Johann Sigmund Ulitsch | Pietist theologian | 60 | |
| April 23 | Johann Samuel Endler | German composer of the late baroque | 67 | |
| April 29 | Joseph | Imperial Prince and Principal Commissioner at the Reichstag | 63 | |
| April, 30th | Johann Arnold Bertram | German smelter in Neuwied | 66 |
May
| Day | Surname | Profession known as | Age | receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.May | Laurentius Hagemann | German Lutheran theologian, spiritual member of the consistory in Hanover and general superintendent of the general dioceses of Hoya-Diepholz and Calenberg | 69 | |
| 5th of May | Jean Barbault | French painter and graphic artist | 43 | |
| May 7th | Gebhard Johann Essenius | German Protestant theologian | 73 | |
| 8th of May | Karl Friedrich Hundertmark | German medic | 47 | |
| 8th of May | Joseph Nicolaus Torner | German organist and composer | 62 | |
| May 15 | Michał Kazimierz Radziwiłł | Lithuanian nobleman, magnate and grand hetman | 59 | |
| May 16 | Ernst Christian Hesse | German gambist and composer | 86 | |
| 17th of May | Heinrich Matthäus Lohe | German painter | 86 | |
| May 19th | Christoph II of Dohna-Schlodien | Prussian general | 59 | |
| May 19th | Francesco Loredan | Doge of Venice | 77 | |
| May 21 | Ernst Dietrich Bartels | German sculptor | 82 | |
| May 21 | Aleksander Józef Sułkowski | Saxon State Minister | 67 | |
| May 22 | Friedrich Wilhelm von Kannenberg | Chief of Dragoon Regiment IV, Chief Steward, Hereditary Marshal | ||
| May 24th | Joseph Umstatt | Austrian composer | 51 | |
| May 27th | Alexander Gottlieb Baumgarten | German philosopher | 47 | |
| 28th of May | Leberecht Cleinow | German pastor at Koenigsberg Cathedral | 60 | |
| 28th of May | Gustav Adolf von Gotter | German diplomat | 70 |
June
| Day | Surname | Profession known as | Age | receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd of June | Johann Baptist von Thurn and Taxis | Austrian bishop and imperial count | 55 | |
| June 5th | Jonas Erikson Sundahl | Swedish builder | ||
| 6th of June | George Anson, 1st Baron Anson | British naval officer and theorist of naval warfare | 65 | |
| June 7th | Philipp Reinhard von Klingenberg | Bavarian officer and commander of the cadet corps | ||
| 8th June | Theophil Georgi | German bookseller, publisher and bibliographer | 88 | |
| June 9th | Innocente Bellavite | Painter, theater architect, set designer | ||
| June 9th | Johann Ernst von Flörcke | German lawyer | 66 | |
| June 13th | Dorothea Christiane Erxleben | first doctorate German doctor | 46 | |
| 14th June | Johann Baptist Kraus | Abbot of Saint Emmeram | 62 | |
| 17th of June | Jobst Heinrich von Bülow | Monastery captain of Dobbertin | ||
| 17th of June | Prosper Jolyot Crébillon | French author | 88 | |
| June 21st | Johann Ernst Eberlin | German composer and organist | 60 | |
| June 21st | Jakob Sombart | Mayor of Elberfeld | ||
| June 22 | Dorothea Christina von Aichelberg | German heir to the throne | 88 | |
| June 22 | Karl Friedrich Albrecht of Brandenburg-Schwedt | Prince of Prussia, non-ruling Margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt | 57 | |
| 23rd June | Friedrich Ernst of Brandenburg-Kulmbach | Governor of Schleswig-Holstein | 58 | |
| 23rd June | Wolfgang Dietrich Majer | German painter | 64 | |
| June 26th | Luise Adelgunde Victorie Gottsched | German writer | 49 | |
| June | Giovanni Giorgi | Italian church composer of the late baroque and pre-classical periods |
July
| Day | Surname | Profession known as | Age | receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 1 | Johann Christian Fischer | French general of German origin and leader of a French volunteer corps | 49 | |
| 5th July | Jakob Adlung | German organist, composer, music writer and instrument maker | 63 | |
| 7th of July | Johann Georg Bock | German literary scholar and poet | 64 | |
| 8th of July | Leonhard Ludwig Mencke | German lawyer | 51 | |
| 10th of July | Jan Frederik Gronovius | Dutch botanist | 76 | |
| 10th of July | Johann Adam Steinmetz | Theology, pietist, pedagogue | 72 | |
| July 11th | Christian Adolf Friedrich Gottlieb zu Castell-Remlingen | German sovereign | 26th | |
| July 12 | Prince Sado | Korean prince and heir to the throne | ||
| July 13th | James Bradley | English astronomer and pastor | 69 | |
| 17th July | Peter III | Russian emperor and statesman | 34 | |
| 20th of July | Christoph Nichelmann | German composer | 44 | |
| 20th of July | Paul Troger | Austrian Rococo painter | 63 | |
| July 27th | Edmé Bouchardon | French sculptor and architect | 64 | |
| 29th of July | Françoise-Louise de Warens | Beloved Jean-Jacques Rousseau | 63 | |
| 30th July | Johann Valentin Görner | German baroque composer | 60 |
August
| Day | Surname | Profession known as | Age | receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 10 | Adam Friedrich von Jeetze | Prussian Lieutenant General, Chief of Infantry Regiment No. 17 | 72 | |
| 13 August | Johannes Alberti | Dutch Reformed theologian and philologist | 64 | |
| August 14th | Johann Georg Neßfell | German cabinet maker and mechanic | 68 | |
| 15th of August | Nicolas René Berryer | French lawyer, politician, Secretary of State | 59 | |
| August 16 | Christoph Martin von Degenfeld-Schonburg | Prussian general, envoy as well as real state and war minister | 73 | |
| 20th of August | Shāh Walī Allaah ad-Dihlawī | islamic thinker | 59 | |
| 20th of August | Johann Christian Schurries | German sculptor | 62 | |
| August 21 | Mary Wortley Montagu | English writer | 73 | |
| August 22nd | Friedrich Leopold von Gessler | Prussian field marshal and equestrian general under Friedrich II (Prussia) | 74 | |
| 29th August | Stanislaw Poniatowski | Polish politician | 85 | |
| August 31 | Momozono | 116. Tennō of Japan | 21st | |
| August 31 | Pietro Rotari | Italian painter | 54 |
September
| Day | Surname | Profession known as | Age | receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5th September | Johann Christian Crell | Saxon notary, official and council auctioneer and taxator, bookseller and historiographer | 72 | |
| September 11 | Johannes de Gorter | Dutch doctor | 73 | |
| 13.september | Josef Wilhelm Rink from Baldenstein | Prince-Bishop of Basel | 58 | |
| 17th of September | Francesco Geminiani | Italian violinist and composer | ||
| September 23rd | Dorothea Ritter | Childhood friend of Frederick the Great | 48 | |
| 25th of September | Michel de Verthamon de Chavagnac | French bishop | 74 | |
| 30. September | Jacques Daviel | French ophthalmologist and discoverer of an operation method for cataracts |
October
| Day | Surname | Profession known as | Age | receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5th October | Jacob Oertel | German organ builder | ||
| October 6th | Francesco Manfredini | Italian composer of the late baroque | 78 | |
| October 7th | Georg von Pfronten-Kreuzegg | Capuchin | 65 | |
| 8th October | Johann Philipp Andreae | German mathematician, globe maker, mechanic, sundial and compass maker and publisher | 62 | |
| 9th October | Marquard Lord God | Benedictine, diplomat and historian | 68 | |
| October 14th | Hieronymus Pez | Austrian Benedictine, philologist and historian in the baroque period | 77 | |
| October 22nd | Carl Aigen | Austrian painter | 77 | |
| October 22nd | Johann Henrich von Seelen | German theologian and educator | 75 | |
| October 24th | Gottfried Ludwig Mencke the Younger | German legal scholar | 50 | |
| October 27 | Thank God Sebastian von Lucke | German poet | ||
| October | Gizziello | Italian castrato | 48 |
November
| Day | Surname | Profession known as | Age | receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 7th | Georg Besenbeck | German Protestant clergyman and educator | 31 | |
| November 9th | Karl Friedrich von Moller | Prussian military and nobleman | ||
| November 13th | Hermann Post | German lawyer and archivist in Bremen | 69 | |
| November 26th | Jacques-Christophe Naudot | French flautist and composer |
December
| Day | Surname | Profession known as | Age | receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 5th | Alexandre Le Riche de La Pouplinière | French tax farmer (fermier général) and patron | 69 | |
| 11th December | Philipp Adolph von Münchhausen | German administrative lawyer, Hanoverian State Minister and Head of the German Chancellery in London | 68 | |
| 13th December | Jonathan Krause | German Protestant theologian and hymn poet | 61 | |
| 19. December | Johann Christoph von Stecher | German administrative lawyer and Prussian civil servant | 56 | |
| 23rd of December | Johanna Gabriele of Austria | Archduchess of Austria | 12 | |
| 24th of December | Johann Friedrich Constabel | East Frisian organ builder | ||
| December 26th | Petrus Frans Theunissen | Priest in the Teutonic Order | ||
| December | Mary Collyer | English writer and translator |
Date unknown
| Day | Surname | Profession known as | Age | receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles-Louis d'Authville Des Amourettes | French military and encyclopedist | |||
| Wilhelm Ludwig von Aweyde | Prussian colonel, head of the Prussian hunter corps and heir to the Politten | |||
| Richard Bathurst | English doctor and writer | |||
| Germain Louis Chauvelin | French keeper of the seal, Minister of State and Secretary of State | |||
| Ferdinand-Joseph Derons | Belgian painter | |||
| Ernst Friedrich von Ebersberg | Regent of the Gersfeld rule | |||
| André-Joseph Exaudet | French violinist and composer of the early classical period | |||
| Rosario Gagliardi | Italian architect | |||
| Sampson Gideon | British banker | |||
| Johann Wilhelm Götz | German porcelain maker | |||
| Johann Philipp Graumann | Prussian finance politician | |||
| Thank God Heinrich Heydenreich | Princely Weimar Appeal Council and Upper Consistorial Councilor | |||
| Karl Adolph Kellers | Saxon wood and court sculptor | |||
| Johann Berenhard Klausing | German organ builder | |||
| Johann Adam Kurrer | Pastor and Dean | |||
| Charlotte Mercier | French painter | |||
| Beau Nash | British dandy | |||
| Giacomo Giuseppe Saratelli | Italian musician and composer | |||
| Polycarp Friedrich Schacher | German physician and professor at the University of Leipzig | |||
| Shāh Walīyullāh ad-Dihlawī | Islamic legal scholar | |||
| Johann Michael Seligmann | German illustrator and art dealer | |||
| Shen Quan | Chinese painter | |||
| Tagphu Lobsang Tenpe Gyeltshen | Tibetan author |