Anniversarial — 2012
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Here are some of those correspondents whose birth or death is marked in 2012:
Births
- Algarotti, conte Francesco (born 1712–died 1764), Italian — author, scientific author, courtier, intellectual
- Alleman, Friedrich Samuel, count Montmartin (born 1712–died 1778), German — courtier, diplomat
- Ascania, Johanna Elisabeth von, princess of Anhalt-Zerbst [née von Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp] (born 1712–died 1760), German — princess
- Bentham, Jeremiah (born 1712–died 1792), English — lawyer, speculator
- Bernard, Sir Francis, 1st baronet (born 1712–died 1779), English — colonial governor
- Bernstorff, Johann Hartwig Ernst von, graf von Bernstorff (born 1712–died 1772), German — diplomat, government minister
- Bertin, Exupère Joseph (born 1712–died 1781), French — physician, anatomist
- Bourgelat, Claude (born 1712–died 1779), French — veterinarian
- Broughton, Thomas (born 1712–died 1777), English — churchman
- Chalmers, John (born 1712–died 1800), Scottish — university administrator
- Choiseul, César Gabriel de, duc de Praslin (born 1712–died 1785), French — aristocrat, diplomat, civil servant
- Cockburn, Alison [née Rutherford] (born 1712–died 1794), Scottish — author, poet, songwriter, salon hostess
- Croft, Stephen (born 1712–died 1798), English — gentleman
- Darget, Claude Étienne (born 1712–died 1778), French — diplomat
- Denis, Marie Louise [née Mignot] (born 1712–died 1790), French — governess, companion, mistress
- Devaux, François Antoine (born 1712–died 1796), French — courtier, civil servant, playwright
- Du Castre d'Auvigny, Jean (born 1712–died 1743), French — army officer, historian
- Du Moulin, Suzanne Madeleine (born c. 1712), Swiss — home-maker
- Durand, Laurent (born 1712–died 1763), French — printer, bookseller
- Firmian, Karl Joseph von, graf von Firmian (born 1712–died 1782), Austrian — diplomat, patron, regional governor
- Fitzherbert, William (born 1712–died 1772), English — gentleman, politician, member of Parliament
- Fitzjames, Charles, duc de Fitzjames (born 1712–died 1787), French — unknown occupation
- Frederick II, king of Prussia [the Great] (born 1712–died 1786), German — monarch
- Gallatin, Louise Suzanne [née Vaudenet] (born 1712–died 1792), Swiss — salon hostess
- Graham, William, 2nd duke of Montrose (born 1712–died 1790), Scottish — aristocrat
- Grangé, Jean Augustin (born 1712), French — printer, type-founder, tradesman, bookseller
- Guasco, Ottaviano di, abbé de Guasco (born 1712–died 1781), Italian — churchman, scholar, academy member, mercenary, academic, translator, traveller, spy, historian
- Höpken, Greve Anders Johan von (born 1712–died 1789), Swedish — prime minister, academy member
- Jallabert, Jean (born 1712–died 1768), Swiss — physicist, politician, academy member
- Kahle, Ludwig Martin (born 1712–died 1775), German — mathematician
- König, Johann Samuel (born 1712–died 1757), Swiss — mathematician, university teacher
- Laleu, Guillaume Claude de (born 1712–died 1775), French — notary, bibliophile, collector
- Lériget de La Faye, Jean François (born 1712–died 1747), French — politician, army officer
- Le Tonnelier de Breteuil, Élisabeth Théodose, abbé Le Tonnelier de Breteuil (born 1712–died 1781), French — civil servant
- Le Vayer, Jean François (born 1712–died 1764), French — lawyer
- Loggon, Samuel (born 1712–died c. 1778), English — churchman, scholar, school administrator, school teacher
- Lorenzy, Orlando de, chevalier de Lorenzy (born 1712–died 1784), Italian — soldier, army officer
- Lullin, Pierre (born 1712–died 1789), Swiss — lawyer, politician
- Malvin de Montazet, Antoine, archevêque de Lyon (born 1712–died 1788), French — churchman, academy member
- Montagu, George, 1st duke of Montagu [2nd creation; née Brudenell] (born 1712–died 1790), English — aristocrat, civil servant, academy member
- Moore, Edward (born 1712–died 1757), English — draper, playwright, editor, journalist
- Murray of Elibank, Alexander (born 1712–died 1778), Scottish — aristocrat, Jacobite, conspirator
- Perdriau, Jean (born 1712–died 1786), Swiss — churchman, Protestant, university teacher
- Pesselier, Charles Étienne (born 1712–died 1763), French — author, poet, university administrator
- Pitt, Anne [née Pitt] (born 1712–died 1781), English — aristocrat
- Prault, Laurent François (born 1712–died 1780), French — printer, publisher
- Rousseau, Jean Jacques (born 1712–died 1778), Swiss — author, philosopher
- Steele, Eugene (born 1712–died 1723), English — unknown occupation
- Valette de Travessac, Antoine, abbé Valette de Travessac (born 1712), French — churchman, author, antiquarian
- Vintimille, Pauline Félicité de, marquise de Vintimille [née de Mailly-Nesle] (born 1712–died 1741), French — aristocrat, mistress
- Vionnet, Georges (born 1712–died 1754), French — churchman, playwright
Deaths
- Blaeu, Pieter (died before 1712), Dutch — printer
- Cassini, Giovanni Domenico (born 1625–died 1712), Italian — mathematician, astronomer
- Caswell, John (born 1656–died 1712), English — mathematician
- Champante, Sir John (born 1625–died c. 1712), English — civil servant
- Chardin, Sir Jean (born 1643–died 1712), French — jeweller, traveller, diplomat, academy member, businessman
- D'Aranda, Paul (born 1652–died 1712), English — merchant
- Elzevir Press (founded c. 1580–disbanded c. 1712), Dutch — printer, bookseller
- Evance, Sir Stephen (born 1654/1655–died 1712), American — goldsmith, financier, politician, member of Parliament
- Finch, Charles, 4th earl of Winchilsea (born 1672–died 1712), English — aristocrat
- Furly, Arent (died 1712), English — army officer
- Godolphin, Sidney, 1st earl of Godolphin (born 1645–died 1712), English — politician, member of Parliament
- Goodall, Doctor Charles (born c. 1642–died 1712), English — physician
- Grew, Nehemiah (born 1641–died 1712), English — botanist, physician, academy member
- Hutton, John (died 1712), Scottish — physician, academy member, politician, member of Parliament
- Hutton, Doctor Matthew (died 1712), Scottish — physician
- Jones, Richard, earl of Ranelagh (born 1641–died 1712), English — aristocrat, patron, politician, member of Parliament
- Laughton, Reverend John (born 1649–died 1712), English — librarian, scholar, bibliophile, collector, archivist, academic
- Limborch, Philippus van (born 1633–died 1712), Dutch — author, theologian
- Magalotti, Lorenzo (born 1637–died 1712), Italian — scientist, diplomat, academy member, translator
- Maynwaring, Arthur (born 1668–died 1712), English — politician, journalist, author
- Newton, Rose [formerly Tucker; then Blakiston; née Gerard] (died 1712), American — home-maker
- Osborne, Thomas, 1st earl of Danby (born 1632–died 1712), English — politician, member of Parliament
- Papin, Denis (born 1647–died after 1712), French — physicist, mathematician, inventor
- Simon, Richard (born 1638–died 1712), French — biblical scholar, theologian, author
- Vigani, Giovanni Francesco (born c. 1650–died 1712), Italian — chemist, university teacher
- Williams, Sir Thomas, baronet (born c. 1621–died 1712), Welsh — physician, politician, member of Parliament
- Woodward, Reverend Doctor Josiah (born 1657–died 1712), English — churchman, moral reformer, East India Company official
