Johann Heinrich Lambert
Polymath
Johann Heinrich Lambert was a polymath from the Republic of Mulhouse, generally identified as either Swiss or French, who made important contributions to the subjects of mathematics, physics, philosophy, astronomy and map projections. Wikipedia
Born: August 26, 1728, Mulhouse, France
Died: September 25, 1777 (age 49 years), Berlin, Germany
Parents: Lukas Lambert and Elizabeth Schmerber