Settings18th-century Latin-language writers
Abraham Vater
Abraham Vater (9 December 1684 – 18 November 1751) was a German anatomist from Wittenberg.
Abraham Vater (9 December 1684 – 18 November 1751) was a German anatomist from Wittenberg.
Adriaan Reland
Adriaan Reland (also known as Adriaen Reeland/Reelant, Hadrianus Relandus) (July 17, 1676, De Rijp, North Holland - February 5, 1718, Utrecht ) was a Dutch scholar, cartographer and phil...
Adriaan Reland (also known as Adriaen Reeland/Reelant, Hadrianus Relandus) (July 17, 1676, De Rijp, North Holland - February 5, 1718, Utrecht ) was a Dutch scholar, cartographer and phil...
Andreas Jaszlinszky
Andreas Jaszlinszky (September 1715 in Abaújszina - January 1783 in Rozsnyo) was the Slovakian-born author of the early physics textbooks Institutiones physicae pars prima, seu physica gene...
Andreas Jaszlinszky (September 1715 in Abaújszina - January 1783 in Rozsnyo) was the Slovakian-born author of the early physics textbooks Institutiones physicae pars prima, seu physica gene...
August Hermann Francke
August Hermann Francke (March 22, 1663 – June 8, 1727) was a German Protestant churchman.
August Hermann Francke (March 22, 1663 – June 8, 1727) was a German Protestant churchman.
Bernhard Siegfried Albinus
Bernhard Siegfried Albinus (originally Weiss) (February 24, 1697 – September 9, 1770) was a German-born Dutch anatomist.
Bernhard Siegfried Albinus (originally Weiss) (February 24, 1697 – September 9, 1770) was a German-born Dutch anatomist.
Carl Linnaeus
Carl Linnaeus (23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known after his ennoblement as Carl von Linné, was a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, who laid the foundations for the modern...
Carl Linnaeus (23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known after his ennoblement as Carl von Linné, was a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, who laid the foundations for the modern...
Charles François Lhomond
Charles François Lhomond (1727 – December 31, 1794) was a French grammarian and educator who was a native of Chaulnes, Somme.
Charles François Lhomond (1727 – December 31, 1794) was a French grammarian and educator who was a native of Chaulnes, Somme.
Christoph Cellarius
Christoph (Keller) Cellarius (22 November 1638 – 4 June 1707) was a German classical scholar from Schmalkalden who held positions in Weimar and Halle.
Christoph (Keller) Cellarius (22 November 1638 – 4 June 1707) was a German classical scholar from Schmalkalden who held positions in Weimar and Halle.
Daniel Bernoulli
Daniel Bernoulli (Groningen, 8 February 1700 – Basel, 8 March 1782) was a Dutch-Swiss mathematician and was one of the many prominent mathematicians in the Bernoulli family.
Daniel Bernoulli (Groningen, 8 February 1700 – Basel, 8 March 1782) was a Dutch-Swiss mathematician and was one of the many prominent mathematicians in the Bernoulli family.
Diego José Abad y García
Diego José Abad y García (June 1, 1727, La Lagunita, near Jiquilpan (Michoacán)—September 30, 1779, Bologna, Italy) was a Jesuit poet and translator in New Spain and Italy.
Diego José Abad y García (June 1, 1727, La Lagunita, near Jiquilpan (Michoacán)—September 30, 1779, Bologna, Italy) was a Jesuit poet and translator in New Spain and Italy.
Dimitrie Cantemir
Dimitrie Cantemir (; 1673–1723) was twice Prince of Moldavia (in March–April 1693 and in 1710–1711).
Dimitrie Cantemir (; 1673–1723) was twice Prince of Moldavia (in March–April 1693 and in 1710–1711).
Flora Lapponica
Flora Lapponica (Amsterdam, 1737) is an account of the plants of Lapland written by botanist, zoologist and naturalist Carl Linnaeus (1707-1788) following his expedition to Lapland.
Flora Lapponica (Amsterdam, 1737) is an account of the plants of Lapland written by botanist, zoologist and naturalist Carl Linnaeus (1707-1788) following his expedition to Lapland.
Giovanni Battista Morgagni
Giovanni Battista Morgagni (February 25, 1682 – December 6, 1771) was an Italian anatomist, celebrated as the father of modern anatomical pathology.
Giovanni Battista Morgagni (February 25, 1682 – December 6, 1771) was an Italian anatomist, celebrated as the father of modern anatomical pathology.
Giovanni Domenico Mansi
Gian (Giovanni) Domenico Mansi (16 February 1692 – 27 September 1769) was an Italian theologian, scholar and historian, known for his massive works on the Church councils.
Gian (Giovanni) Domenico Mansi (16 February 1692 – 27 September 1769) was an Italian theologian, scholar and historian, known for his massive works on the Church councils.
Giovanni Maria Lancisi
Giovanni Maria Lancisi (26 October 1654 – 20 January 1720) was an Italian physician, epidemiologist and anatomist who made a correlation between the presence of mosquitoes and the prevalen...
Giovanni Maria Lancisi (26 October 1654 – 20 January 1720) was an Italian physician, epidemiologist and anatomist who made a correlation between the presence of mosquitoes and the prevalen...
Giovanni Poleni
Giovanni Poleni (b. Venice, around 1683; d. Padua, Nov., 1761) was a Marquess, physicist, and antiquarian; the son of Marquess Jacopo Poleni.
Giovanni Poleni (b. Venice, around 1683; d. Padua, Nov., 1761) was a Marquess, physicist, and antiquarian; the son of Marquess Jacopo Poleni.
Gottfried Leibniz
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (sometimes von Leibniz) ( or (July 1, 1646 – November 14, 1716) was a Dutchman philosopher and mathematician.
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (sometimes von Leibniz) ( or (July 1, 1646 – November 14, 1716) was a Dutchman philosopher and mathematician.
Isaac Newton
Sir Isaac Newton PRS (4 January 1643 – 31 March 1727 ) was an English physicist, mathematician, astronomer, natural philosopher, alchemist, and theologian.
Sir Isaac Newton PRS (4 January 1643 – 31 March 1727 ) was an English physicist, mathematician, astronomer, natural philosopher, alchemist, and theologian.
Jacob Bernoulli
Jacob Bernoulli (also known as James or Jacques) (27 December 1654 – 16 August 1705) was one of the many prominent mathematicians in the Bernoulli family.
Jacob Bernoulli (also known as James or Jacques) (27 December 1654 – 16 August 1705) was one of the many prominent mathematicians in the Bernoulli family.
Jacob Georg Christian Adler
Jakob Georg Christian Adler (8 December 1756 in Arnis near Kappeln, Schleswig – 22 August 1834 in Giekau near Lütjenburg) was a German Generalsuperintendent for Holstein and Schleswig, Ori...
Jakob Georg Christian Adler (8 December 1756 in Arnis near Kappeln, Schleswig – 22 August 1834 in Giekau near Lütjenburg) was a German Generalsuperintendent for Holstein and Schleswig, Ori...
Jean Mabillon
Jean Mabillon was a French Benedictine monk and scholar, considered the founder of palaeography and diplomatics.
Jean Mabillon was a French Benedictine monk and scholar, considered the founder of palaeography and diplomatics.
Johann Baptiste Horvath
Johann Baptiste Horvath (Keresztély János Horváth, 13 July 1732 in Kőszeg – 20 October 1799 in Buda) was a Hungarian-born Jesuit Professor of Physics and Philosophy at the University of Tr...
Johann Baptiste Horvath (Keresztély János Horváth, 13 July 1732 in Kőszeg – 20 October 1799 in Buda) was a Hungarian-born Jesuit Professor of Physics and Philosophy at the University of Tr...
Johann Christoph Jordan
Johann Christoph Jordan or Johann Christoph de Jordan was an author who published in 1745 (or 1720) in Latin the history of Slavic Peoples, De Originibus Slavicis.
Johann Christoph Jordan or Johann Christoph de Jordan was an author who published in 1745 (or 1720) in Latin the history of Slavic Peoples, De Originibus Slavicis.
Johann Franz Buddeus
Johann Franz Buddeus or Budde (sometimes Johannes Franciscus Buddeus), German Lutheran theologian and philosopher; born at Anklam, Swedish Pomerania, where his father was pastor, 25 ...
Johann Franz Buddeus or Budde (sometimes Johannes Franciscus Buddeus), German Lutheran theologian and philosopher; born at Anklam, Swedish Pomerania, where his father was pastor, 25 ...
Johann Fux
Johann Joseph Fux was an Austrian composer, music theorist and pedagogue of the late Baroque era.
Johann Joseph Fux was an Austrian composer, music theorist and pedagogue of the late Baroque era.
Johann Georg Ritter von Zimmermann
Johann Georg Ritter von Zimmermann (December 8, 1728 Brugg, canton of Aargau / Switzerland – October 7, 1795, Hanover / Germany) was a Swiss philosophical writer, naturalist, and physician.
Johann Georg Ritter von Zimmermann (December 8, 1728 Brugg, canton of Aargau / Switzerland – October 7, 1795, Hanover / Germany) was a Swiss philosophical writer, naturalist, and physician.
Johann Matthias Gesner
Johann Matthias Gesner (9 April 1691 – 3 August 1761) was a German classical scholar and schoolmaster.
Johann Matthias Gesner (9 April 1691 – 3 August 1761) was a German classical scholar and schoolmaster.
Johannes Browallius
Johannes Browallius (1707–1755) was a Finnish and Swedish Lutheran theologian, physicist, botanist and one-time friend of Swedish taxonomist Carl Linnaeus.
Johannes Browallius (1707–1755) was a Finnish and Swedish Lutheran theologian, physicist, botanist and one-time friend of Swedish taxonomist Carl Linnaeus.
Joseph Redlhamer
Joseph Redlhamer (20 October 1713 in Lower Austria - 9 July 1761 in Vienna) was a professor at the University of Vienna.
Joseph Redlhamer (20 October 1713 in Lower Austria - 9 July 1761 in Vienna) was a professor at the University of Vienna.
Joseph Tiefenthaler
Joseph Tiefenthaler (or Tieffenthaler or Tieffentaller) (27 August 1710 – 5 July 1785) was a Jesuit missionary and one of the earliest European geographers to write about India.
Joseph Tiefenthaler (or Tieffenthaler or Tieffentaller) (27 August 1710 – 5 July 1785) was a Jesuit missionary and one of the earliest European geographers to write about India.
Josephus Nicolaus Laurenti
Josephus Nicolaus Laurenti (December 4, 1735, Vienna – February 17, 1805, Vienna) was an Austrian naturalist of Italian origin.
Josephus Nicolaus Laurenti (December 4, 1735, Vienna – February 17, 1805, Vienna) was an Austrian naturalist of Italian origin.
Leonhard Euler
Leonhard Euler English approximation, "Oiler"; 15 April 1707 18 September 1783) was a pioneering Swiss mathematician and physicist.
Leonhard Euler English approximation, "Oiler"; 15 April 1707 18 September 1783) was a pioneering Swiss mathematician and physicist.
Leopold Biwald
Leopold Gottlieb Biwald (February 26, 1731 in Vienna – September 8, 1805 in Graz) was a professor at the University of Graz.
Leopold Gottlieb Biwald (February 26, 1731 in Vienna – September 8, 1805 in Graz) was a professor at the University of Graz.
Ludovico Antonio Muratori
Ludovico Antonio Muratori (October 21, 1672 – January 23, 1750) was an Italian historian, notable as a leading scholar of his age, and for his discovery of the Muratorian fragment, the earliest ...
Ludovico Antonio Muratori (October 21, 1672 – January 23, 1750) was an Italian historian, notable as a leading scholar of his age, and for his discovery of the Muratorian fragment, the earliest ...
Ludvig Holberg
Ludvig Holberg, Baron of Holberg (December 3, 1684 – January 28, 1754) was a writer, essayist, philosopher, historian and playwright born in Bergen, Norway, during the time of the Dano-Norwegian...
Ludvig Holberg, Baron of Holberg (December 3, 1684 – January 28, 1754) was a writer, essayist, philosopher, historian and playwright born in Bergen, Norway, during the time of the Dano-Norwegian...
Luigi Galvani
Luigi Aloisio Galvani was an Italian physician and physicist who lived and died in Bologna.
Luigi Aloisio Galvani was an Italian physician and physicist who lived and died in Bologna.
Pierre Lemonnier
Pierre Lemonnier was a French astronomer, a Professor of Physics and Philosophy at the Collège d'Harcourt, and a member of the French Academy of Sciences.
Pierre Lemonnier was a French astronomer, a Professor of Physics and Philosophy at the Collège d'Harcourt, and a member of the French Academy of Sciences.
Pieter Burman the Elder
Pieter Burman, often called Burmann, and known as the Elder, to distinguish him from his nephew, was a Dutch classical scholar.
Pieter Burman, often called Burmann, and known as the Elder, to distinguish him from his nephew, was a Dutch classical scholar.
Pieter Burman the Younger
Pieter Burman (Petrus Burmannus, often cited as Burmann, October 23, 1713 – June 24, 1778), called by himself the Younger (Secundus) to distinguish himself from his uncle, was a ...
Pieter Burman (Petrus Burmannus, often cited as Burmann, October 23, 1713 – June 24, 1778), called by himself the Younger (Secundus) to distinguish himself from his uncle, was a ...
Samuel Hahnemann
Christian Friedrich Samuel Hahnemann (10 April 1755 – 2 July 1843) was a German physician, known for creating an alternative form of medicine called homeopathy.
Christian Friedrich Samuel Hahnemann (10 April 1755 – 2 July 1843) was a German physician, known for creating an alternative form of medicine called homeopathy.