Albert Einstein · Erwin Schrödinger Were Albert Einstein and Erwin Schrödinger alive at the same time? Yes. Albert Einstein and Erwin Schrödinger were alive at the same time for 67 years, from 1887 to 1955. Albert Einstein was 8 when Erwin Schrödinger was born.Erwin Schrödinger was 67 when Albert Einstein died, aged 76. Albert EinsteinGerman-born theoretical physicistBorn 14 March 1879 · died 18 April 1955, aged 76Erwin SchrödingerAustrian physicistBorn 12 August 1887 · died 4 January 1961, aged 73 Karl MarxAlbert EinsteinErwin SchrödingerAdolf HitlerRonald ReaganDonald TrumpVladimir PutinMichael Jackson Albert Einstein and Erwin Schrödinger 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.