1724

1724 was a year in the early 18th century, during the Age of Enlightenment, when scientific inquiry and imperial expansion continued to shape world affairs.

In Saint Petersburg, Peter the Great established the Russian Academy of Sciences in 1724, inaugurating a formal institution to advance scholarship and scientific research in Russia.

In China, the Yongzheng Emperor governed the Qing dynasty, pursuing consolidation of central authority and continued administrative reforms.

The Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was ruled by King George I, whose reign lasted from 1714 to 1727.

Immanuel Kant, the German philosopher who would become a central figure in Enlightenment thought and modern philosophy, was born in Königsberg on April 22, 1724.