Who Was Alive

Were Ambrose Bierce and Albert Einstein alive at the same time?

Yes. Ambrose Bierce and Albert Einstein were alive at the same time, from 1879 to c. 1914.

Ambrose Bierce was 36 when Albert Einstein was born.

Ambrose Bierce

American editorialist, journalist, short story writer, fabulist, and satirist

Born 24 June 1842 · died c. 1914

Albert Einstein

German-born theoretical physicist

Born 14 March 1879 · died 18 April 1955, aged 76

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Ambrose Bierce and Albert Einstein 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.