1776

Events in 1776 3

• 1776 – 1856 Amedeo Avogadro (1776-1856) Died 9 July 1856, aged 80 Avogadro, an Italian scientist, died in Turin. He is best known for Avogadro's hypothesis, proposed in 1811, that equal volumes of gases at the same temperature and pressure contain equal numbers of molecules. The concept underpins Avogadro's number, a cornerstone of modern chemistry, though it was not widely accepted until after his death.
• 1776 – 1841 Johann Friedrich Herbart (1776-1841) Died 14 August 1841, aged 65 The German philosopher and educational theorist Johann Friedrich Herbart died in Gottingen on 14 August 1841. He is regarded as the founder of pedagogy as an academic discipline and developed influential theories on the psychology of learning. His ideas shaped teacher training and curriculum design in Europe and the United States well into the 20th century.
• 1776 – 1837 John Constable Romanticism · England John Constable (June 11, 1776 – March 31, 1837) was an English Romantic landscape painter who captured the English countryside with naturalistic freshness. The Hay Wain is one of the most beloved paintings in British art.