Which Happened First?

Johann Georg Sulzer

Johann Georg Sulzer
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Johann Georg Sulzer was a Swiss professor of Mathematics, who later on moved on to the field of electricity. He was a Wolffian philosopher and director of the philosophical section of the Berlin Academy of Sciences, and translator of David Hume's An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals into German in 1755.

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Who was born first?

Timeline

  1. Abraham Gotthelf KästnerSeptember 27, 1719 – June 20, 1800
  2. Christian MayerAugust 20, 1719 – April 16, 1783
  3. Gottfried AchenwallOctober 20, 1719 – May 1, 1772
  4. Johann Georg Sulzer (this page)October 5, 1720 – February 27, 1779
  5. Marie-Geneviève-Charlotte Thiroux d'ArconvilleOctober 17, 1720 – December 23, 1805
  6. Maximilian HellMay 15, 1720 – April 14, 1792

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