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Famous People Born in March 1787

  • Mar 6 Joseph von Fraunhofer, German physicist and optical lens manufacturer (studied Sun's spectrum, invented the spectroscope), born in Straubing, Bavaria (d. 1826)

Karl Ferdinand von Graefe (1787-1840)

Mar 8 German surgeon who helped create modern plastic surgery, born in Warsaw, Poland

  • Mar 10 William Etty, English painter of historical nudes, born in York, England (d. 1849)
  • Mar 11 Ivan Nabokov, Russian general (d. 1852)