1773

Events in 1773 6

• 1773 – 1858 Aime Bonpland (1773-1858) Died 11 May 1858, aged 84 Bonpland was a French botanist and explorer who accompanied Alexander von Humboldt on his celebrated five-year expedition through Latin America. He later settled in South America, where he studied yerba mate cultivation until his death.
• 1773 – 1842 Jean Charles Léonard de Sismondi (1773-1842) Died 25 June 1842, aged 69 Swiss historian and economist Sismondi wrote histories of the Italian republics and of France. His New Principles of Political Economy was an early critique of industrial capitalism and of overproduction.
• 1773 – 1850 Louis Philippe I (1773-1850) Died 26 August 1850, aged 76 Louis Philippe ruled as King of the French from 1830 until he was overthrown in the Revolution of 1848. He fled to England under a false identity and spent his final years in exile at Claremont House in Surrey. His fall ended constitutional monarchy in France and opened the way for the Second Republic.
• 1773 – 1853 Ludwig Tieck (1773-1853) Died 28 April 1853, aged 79 Ludwig Tieck was a German poet, translator, and novelist and a central figure of early German Romanticism. His translations of Shakespeare, together with August Wilhelm Schlegel, remain standard in German to this day. He died in Berlin.
• 1773 – 1843 Prince Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex (1773-1843) Died 21 April 1843, aged 70 Prince Augustus Frederick was the sixth son of George III and an uncle of Queen Victoria. Known for his liberal politics, he was President of the Royal Society and Grand Master of the United Grand Lodge of England.
• 1773 – 1841 William Henry Harrison 9th President — died after 31 days in office William Henry Harrison (Feb 9, 1773 – Apr 4, 1841) was the 9th President, serving only 31 days — the shortest presidency in US history. He delivered the longest inaugural address in history (105 minutes in cold rain) and died of pneumonia shortly after.