Who Was Alive

Were Adam Mickiewicz and Abraham Lincoln alive at the same time?

Yes. Adam Mickiewicz and Abraham Lincoln were alive at the same time for 46 years, from 1809 to 1855.

Adam Mickiewicz was 10 when Abraham Lincoln was born.

Abraham Lincoln was 46 when Adam Mickiewicz died, aged 56.

Adam Mickiewicz

Polish national poet, dramatist, essayist, publicist, translator, and political activist

Born 24 December 1798 · died 26 November 1855, aged 56

Abraham Lincoln

President of the United States from 1861 to 1865

Born 12 February 1809 · died 15 April 1865, aged 56

  1. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
  2. Napoleon
  3. Adam Mickiewicz
  4. Abraham Lincoln
  5. Charles Darwin
  6. Karl Marx
  7. Leo Tolstoy
Adam Mickiewicz and Abraham Lincoln in bold, with some of their best-known contemporaries. Drag across to see the age each reached in any year. Faded ends mark uncertain dates.