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John Theophilus Desaguliers

Born on March 13, 1683

John Theophilus Desaguliers, French-English philosopher and translator (d. 1744)

John Theophilus Desaguliers FRS (12 March 1683 – 29 February 1744) was a British natural philosopher, clergyman, engineer and freemason who was elected to the Royal Society in 1714 as experimental assistant to Isaac Newton. He had studied at Oxford and later popularized Newtonian theories and their practical applications in public lectures. Desaguliers's most important patron was James Brydges, 1st Duke of Chandos. As a Freemason, Desaguliers was instrumental in the success of the first Grand Lodge in London in the early 1720s and served as its third Grand Master.

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Events on 1683

16 Jul

Battle of Penghu
Manchu Qing dynasty naval forces under traitorous commander Shi Lang defeat the Kingdom of Tungning in the Battle of Penghu near the Pescadores Islands.
12 Sep

Battle of Vienna
Austro-Ottoman War: Battle of Vienna: Several European armies join forces to defeat the Ottoman Empire.
3 Oct

Battle of Penghu
The Qing dynasty naval commander Shi Lang reaches Taiwan (under the Kingdom of Tungning) to receive the formal surrender of Zheng Keshuang and Liu Guoxuan after the Battle of Penghu.
6 Oct

Germantown, Philadelphia
German immigrant families found Germantown in the colony of Pennsylvania, marking the first major immigration of German people to America.