Who Was Alive

Were Alexander von Humboldt and Abraham Lincoln alive at the same time?

Yes. Alexander von Humboldt and Abraham Lincoln were alive at the same time for 50 years, from 1809 to 1859.

Alexander von Humboldt was 39 when Abraham Lincoln was born.

Abraham Lincoln was 50 when Alexander von Humboldt died, aged 89.

Alexander von Humboldt

Prussian geographer, naturalist and explorer

Born 14 September 1769 · died 6 May 1859, aged 89

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. Alexander von Humboldt
  4. Abraham Lincoln
  5. Charles Darwin
  6. Karl Marx
  7. Leo Tolstoy
Alexander von Humboldt 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.