Nekrolog 1788
This is a list of famous people who died in 1788 . 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 | Bernhard Friedrich Quistorp | German Protestant theologian and general superintendent for Swedish Pomerania | 69 | |
| January 5th | Charles-Augustin de Ferriol d'Argental | French administrator and ambassador | 87 | |
| January 5th | Johann Schneider | German composer, violinist and organist | 85 | |
| 6th January | Johann Ulrich Sponsel | German Protestant theologian | 66 | |
| 10. January | Johann Friedrich Gottlieb Goldhagen | German physician and university professor | 45 | |
| 11th January | François Joseph Paul de Grasse | French admiral, Knight of the Order of Malta and Commander of the Order of St. Louis | 65 | |
| 11th January | Jobst Ludwig von Petersdorff | |||
| January 12th | Francisco Noroña | Spanish botanist and doctor | ||
| 15. January | Gaetano Latilla | Italian opera composer | 77 | |
| January 17th | Elisabetha Gassner | German sackcloth | ||
| January 17th | Georg Nicolaus von Lübbers | German major and entrepreneur | 63 | |
| January 19th | Johann Andreas Liebhardt | German architect, city architect of Frankfurt am Main | ||
| 21th January | Paul d'Albert de Luynes | French clergyman, archbishop of Sens and cardinal | 85 | |
| 21th January | Antoine Tassaert | Flemish sculptor | ||
| 22nd of January | Georg Joachim Zollikofer | Swiss-German hymn poet | 57 | |
| January 27th | Erich Christoph von Plotho | Prussian diplomat and district president | 80 | |
| January 27th | William Tryon | British politician and governor of the colonies of North Carolina and New York | 58 | |
| 31 January | Charles Edward Stuart | British heir to the throne, living in exile | 67 | |
| 31 January | Francesco Zannetti | Italian composer and Kapellmeister of the pre-classical period | 50 |
February
| Day | Surname | Profession known as | Age | receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2nd | James Stuart | British painter and architect | ||
| February 6th | Maria Anna von Kottulinsky | Princess of Liechtenstein | 80 | |
| February 6th | David Gottlieb Niemeyer | German Protestant theologian | 42 | |
| February 6th | Parsegh Bedros IV. Avkadian | Patriarch of Cilicia Armenian Catholic Church | ||
| 13th February | Germain-Jean Drouais | French painter | 24 | |
| 13th February | Johann Adam Lehmus | Hymn poet | 81 | |
| February 15th | Maria Josefa of Harrach | Princess of Liechtenstein | 60 | |
| February 16 | Hans Sigismund von Lestwitz | Prussian major general | 69 | |
| February 17th | Maurice Quentin de La Tour | French Rococo portrait painter | 83 | |
| February 18 | Maria Anna von Fürstenberg | Abbess of Fröndenberg Monastery | 55 | |
| February 18 | John Lightfoot | British clergyman and biologist | 52 | |
| February 18 | John Whitehurst | British geologist and member of the Royal Society; Watchmaker | 74 | |
| 21st of February | Johann Georg Palitzsch | German natural scientist | 64 | |
| 21st of February | Samuel August Wagner | Saxon medic | 53 | |
| February 28 | Thomas Cushing | American politician | 62 | |
| February 28 | Andreas Johannes Orlovius | Polish medic | 52 |
March
| Day | Surname | Profession known as | Age | receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd March | Salomon Gessner | Swiss idyllic poet, painter and graphic artist | 57 | |
| 4th of March | James Robertson | Governor of the British colony of New York | 70 | |
| 4th of March | Johann Georg Gottlob Schwarz | German Protestant theologian | 54 | |
| 4th of March | Antonio Eugenio Visconti | Cardinal of the Catholic Church | 74 | |
| 7th March | Karl Friedrich Flögel | German cultural and literary historian | 58 | |
| March 10th | Jakob Singer | Austrian-Swiss builder | 69 | |
| March, 15 | Ludwig Joseph von Welden | Bishop of Freising | 60 | |
| March, 15 | Rudolph Heinrich von Winterfeldt | royal Prussian colonel, chief of the Silesian artillery corps | 67 | |
| 17. March | Ernest Johann Nepomuk von Herberstein | first bishop of the diocese of Linz | 56 | |
| March 18th | Emanuel Franz Anton Eugen von Chaumontet | royal Prussian major general and brigadier of the light troops | 61 | |
| March 23 | Christian Ehrenfried Eschenbach | German doctor | 75 | |
| March 29 | Charles Wesley | Hymn poet and a founder of Methodism | 80 |
April
| Day | Surname | Profession known as | Age | receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 1st | Philipp Julius Lieberkühn | German educator and writer | 33 | |
| 3rd of April | Johannes Esaias Nilson | German draftsman and engraver | 66 | |
| 7th of April | Georg Christian Seekatz | German painter | 65 | |
| 12. April | Carlo Antonio Campioni | Italian violinist, conductor and composer of the pre-classical period | 67 | |
| 12. April | Karl Joseph Toeschi | German violinist, music director and composer | ||
| April 15th | Giuseppe Bonno | Austrian composer | 77 | |
| April 15th | Mary Delany | English writer | 87 | |
| April 16 | Georges-Louis Leclerc de Buffon | French naturalist | 80 | |
| April 16 | Karl August von Hohenstock | royal Prussian major general | ||
| 17th April | Heinrich Adrian von Borcke | German officer and prince tutor | 73 | |
| April 19th | Johann Friedrich Feige | German sculptor | 61 | |
| April 23 | Johann Octavian Salver | German genealogist | 55 | |
| April 24th | Peter Hermann Becker | German Lutheran theologian | 57 | |
| April 24th | Iyasu III. | Ethiopian Emperor (1784–1788) | ||
| April, 30th | Jean-Baptiste Cupis de Camargo | French violinist and composer | 76 |
May
| Day | Surname | Profession known as | Age | receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.May | Antoine de Malvin de Montazet | French theologian | 74 | |
| 8th of May | Giovanni Antonio Scopoli | Austrian doctor and naturalist | 64 | |
| 12th of May | Ludwig Ernst of Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel | Duke of Brunswick and Lüneburg, Austrian and Dutch field marshal | 69 | |
| May 13th | Adam Gottlob Casparini | German organ builder | 73 | |
| 17th of May | Johann Ignaz von Felbiger | Abbot of the Augustinian Canons of Sagan in Lower Silesia | 64 | |
| May 20th | Otto Ludwig von Syburg | Prussian major general, commander of regiment No. 12 | ||
| May 21 | Anton Franz von Wedel | Prussian chamberlain, secret war council and heir to Evenburg, Nesse and Gödens | 80 | |
| May 24th | Johann Pfunner | German artist |
June
| Day | Surname | Profession known as | Age | receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2th of June | Giovanni Battista Lampugnani | Italian composer, harpsichordist and singing teacher | ||
| 3rd of June | Berend I Roosen | Hamburg shipowners and mennonite | 82 | |
| June 4th | Josias II | Count von Waldeck zu Bergheim | 54 | |
| June 5th | Georg Christian Raff | German writer and educator | 39 | |
| 6th of June | Benjamin Wilson | English painter and scientist | 66 | |
| June 7th | Johann Wilhelm Radich | German merchant and councilor of the Hanseatic city of Lübeck | ||
| June 12 | Johann Andreas Cramer | German writer and theologian | 65 | |
| 20th June | Friedrich Konrad Gadebusch | German-Baltic historian and lawyer | 69 | |
| June 21st | Johann Georg Hamann | German philosopher and writer | 57 | |
| June 22 | Jan Tesánek | Czech scholar and writer | 59 | |
| June 28th | Johann Christoph Vogel | German composer | ||
| June | Otto Nathanael Nicolai | German Protestant theologian | 78 |
July
| Day | Surname | Profession known as | Age | receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 1 | Christoph Karl von Bülow | Prussian general of the cavalry, bearer of the Order of the Black Eagle | 72 | |
| 3rd of July | Wilhelm Carpelan | Swedish infantry general | 88 | |
| 3rd of July | François Jacquier | French mathematician | 77 | |
| 5th July | Peder Kofod Ancher | Danish lawyer | 78 | |
| July 12 | Johann Abraham Lüttringhausen | Mayor of Elberfeld | ||
| July 14th | Johann Gottfried Müthel | German organist and composer | 60 | |
| 16th of July | Jonathan Blanchard | American politician | 49 | |
| 20th of July | Johann Wilhelm Manstadt | Swedish sculptor | 66 | |
| 21 July | Gaetano Filangieri | Italian lawyer and philosopher | 35 | |
| July 26th | Georg Adam Kress | German pianist and composer | 44 | |
| 30th July | Heinrich Kajetan von Blümegen | Archducal Austrian First Chancellor | 73 | |
| July 31 | Paul Eugenius Layritz | German theologian, vice-principal, bishop | 80 |
August
| Day | Surname | Profession known as | Age | receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 1st | Theodor Friedrich Stein | German portrait painter | ||
| August 2nd | Thomas Gainsborough | English painter | 61 | |
| 4th of August | Johann Wilhelm Baumer | German physicist, physician and mineralogist | 68 | |
| 4th of August | Virgilius Augustin Maria von Firmian | Austrian bishop and imperial count | 74 | |
| August 7th | Franz-Joseph Remlinger | German builder and mayor in Grombach | 55 | |
| 8th August | Johann Jakob Simmler | Swiss Protestant clergyman and church historian | 71 | |
| 8th August | Louis François Armand de Vignerot du Plessis | Marshal of France | 92 | |
| August 9 | Carl von Imhoff | Professional officer, colonial officer of the British East India Company and portrait painter of the 18th century | 53 | |
| 12. August | William Houston | American politician | ||
| 13 August | Johann Jakob locks | Mayor of Elberfeld | ||
| 15th of August | Samuel Christian Lappenberg | German theologian and historian | 67 | |
| August 23 | Johann Herkules Haid | High school professor in Ulm, writer of regional studies and economics | 49 | |
| August 23 | Gebhard Werner von der Schulenburg | Court marshal at the Prussian court | 65 | |
| August 27 | Albrecht Friedrich von Erlach | Councilor and mayor of the city of Bern | 91 | |
| 29th August | August de la Motte | kurbraunschweig-lüneburg lieutenant general | 74 | |
| August | Thomas Adams | American politician |
September
| Day | Surname | Profession known as | Age | receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 1 | Emmanuel-Armand de Vignerot du Plessis de Richelieu, duc d'Aiguillon | French statesman, Duke of Agenois and of Aiguillon | 68 | |
| September 6th | Giovanni Carlo Boschi | Italian clergyman and cardinal | 73 | |
| September 10 | James Cuninghame | British army officer and politician | ||
| September 14th | John Penn | British-American lawyer and politician, one of the founding fathers of the United States | 47 | |
| September 14th | Noël de Jourda, comte de Vaux | Marshal of France | 83 | |
| September 14th | Théodore-Jean Tarade | French violinist and classical composer | 56 | |
| September 18 | Johann Vollrath Bacmeister | German historian and librarian at the Russian Academy of Sciences | 56 | |
| September 20th | Georg Broeckel | German law teacher | 44 | |
| September 22 | Ernst God praise Bose | German botanist and physician | 65 | |
| September 22 | Levin Rudolph von der Schulenburg | Prussian officer, finally lieutenant general and real secret state and war minister | 60 | |
| September 24th | Wilhelm Johann Julius Hoppenstedt | German Lutheran theologian | 62 | |
| 25th of September | Heinrich von Bibra | Prince-Bishop and Abbot of the Fulda Monastery | 77 | |
| September 27th | Auguste Karoline von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel | Member of the House of Hanover (Welfen) and, by marriage, Princess of Württemberg | 23 | |
| September 29th | Johann Andreas Michael Nagel | German Hebrew and Orientalist | 78 | |
| 30. September | John Banister | American lawyer and politician | 53 | |
| 30. September | Matthäus Günther | Bavarian painter and graphic artist | 83 |
October
| Day | Surname | Profession known as | Age | receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 1 | William Brodie | Scottish carpenter and criminal | 47 | |
| October 2nd | Thomas Frieberth | Austrian composer | 57 | |
| October 3 | Friedrich Hartmann von Witzleben | Privy councilor and court marshal in Weimar and owner of the Martinroda and Elgersburg manors | 65 | |
| October 7th | John Brown | Scottish doctor | ||
| October 11th | Carl Hinrich von Saldern-Günderoth | German landowner, Bordesholm bailiff | 49 | |
| 15th October | Samuel Greigh | Scottish admiral in Russian service | 52 | |
| October, 16th | Hans Adam von Studnitz | German theater director and court marshal of the Duke of Gotha | 77 | |
| October 18 | Jean-Guillain Cardon | Belgian-French violinist and composer | 56 | |
| October 18 | Johann Jakob von Wunsch | Prussian general of the infantry | 70 | |
| October 22nd | Karl Gottlob Clausnitzer | German Lutheran theologian | 74 | |
| 23rd October | Ferdinand Jakob Baier | German medic | 81 | |
| October 24th | François-Jean de Chastellux | French military and writer | 54 | |
| October 26th | Johann Christian Feige the Younger | German sculptor | ||
| October 29th | Gottfried Reyger | German naturalist and botanist | 83 |
November
| Day | Surname | Profession known as | Age | receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 1st | Rudolph Joseph von Colloredo | Imperial Vice Chancellor of the Holy Roman Empire | 82 | |
| November 2 | Hans Wilhelm von Bandemer | Royal Prussian Major General | 63 | |
| November 2 | Johann Samuel Schroeter | German composer and pianist | 35 | |
| November 4th | Karl Wilhelm von Kottwitz | Prussian colonel | ||
| November 8th | Johann Karl Zeune | German philologist | 52 | |
| November 11th | Samuel Elbert | American trader and governor of Georgia | ||
| 14th November | Giovanni Domenico Maraldi | Franco-Italian astronomer and mathematician | 79 | |
| November 18 | Robert Edge Pine | English portrait and history painter | ||
| 22nd of November | Friedrich Wilhelm Siegmund von der Marwitz | Prussian major general | 62 | |
| 22nd of November | Gottlieb Julius von Pelchrzim | royal Prussian major general | 71 | |
| 25. November | Manuel de Guirior | Spanish officer and colonial administrator | 80 | |
| November 27th | Joachim Peters | German long-distance trader and mayor of the Hanseatic city of Lübeck | ||
| November 28th | Karl Christian | Prince of Nassau-Weilburg (1753–1788) | 53 |
December
| Day | Surname | Profession known as | Age | receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6th of December | Nicole-Reine Lepaute | French astronomer | 65 | |
| December 7th | Hans von Blumenthal | Prussian lieutenant colonel, commander of the Guard du Corps, chief steward | 66 | |
| 10th of December | Wilhelm Christian Justus Chrysander | German theologian | 70 | |
| 10th of December | Joseph-Marie-François de Lassone | French doctor | 71 | |
| 11th December | Friedrich Carl Fulda | Protestant theologian and philologist | 64 | |
| 12th of December | Friedrich Heinrich | Margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt | 79 | |
| 12th of December | Joseph Gibbs | English composer | 89 | |
| 13th December | Friedrich Wilhelm von Gaudi | Prussian lieutenant general | 63 | |
| December 14th | Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach | German composer | 74 | |
| December 14th | Charles III | spanish king | 72 | |
| December 16 | Andreas Westphal | Swedish-Pomeranian anatomist, personal physician to the King of Sweden | 68 | |
| December 17th | Wilhelm Ludwig of Baden-Durlach | German nobleman, governor of the Dutch province of Gelderland (since 1753) | 56 | |
| December 18th | Franz Ignatz von Pinto | Prussian general and military engineer | ||
| 19. December | Juan Bautista de Anza | Spanish explorer | 52 | |
| 21st December | Benjamin Guerard | American politician | ||
| December 22 | Robert Goldsborough | American politician | 55 | |
| December 22 | Percivall Pott | British surgeon | 74 | |
| December 29th | Christian Friedrich Petzold | German logician and Protestant theologian | 45 | |
| December 29th | Johan Zoëga | Danish botanist, entomologist and economist | 46 | |
| 30th of December | Francesco Zuccarelli | Italian painter | 86 | |
| December 31 | Jakob Friedrich Feddersen | German-Danish evangelical clergyman | 52 |
Date unknown
| Day | Surname | Profession known as | Age | receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Koča Anđelković | Military person in the Turkish wars | |||
| Anton I. | Theologian and Catholicos Patriarch of the Georgian Orthodox Apostle Church | |||
| Francesco Battaglia | Italian architect | |||
| Girolamo Besozzi | Italian oboist and composer | |||
| Louis Michel de Boissy | French author | |||
| Leopold Eberhard Bonsen | French Lutheran theologian | |||
| Johann Matthäus van den Branden | German sculptor and plasterer | |||
| Yang Chaoguan | Chinese politician and opera writer | |||
| Christoph Adam Dörr | Button maker and mayor of Tübingen | 79 | ||
| Jakob Friedrich Dörr | German painter | 38 | ||
| James Freney | irish robber | |||
| Jean-François de La Pérouse | French navigator, circumnavigator and geographer | |||
| Ferdinand Moritz von Mengersen | Land Komtur of the Teutonic Order | |||
| Georg Peter Monath | German bookseller and publisher in Nuremberg | |||
| Ludwig Sebald Rühle from Lilienstern | German adventurer in Dutch service | |||
| Marc Charles Frédéric de Sacconay | Vaudois and Bern officer and magistrate | |||
| Thomas Short | Scottish optician | |||
| Pierre André de Suffren | French admiral | |||
| Joseph Uriot | Freemason, librarian, writer and composer | |||
| Sebastian Walch | German draftsman and engraver | |||
| Franz von der Wenge | German canon |