Who Was Alive

Were Antonie van Leeuwenhoek and Isaac Newton alive at the same time?

Yes. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek and Isaac Newton were alive at the same time for 80 years, from 1642 to 1723.

Antonie van Leeuwenhoek was 10 when Isaac Newton was born.

Isaac Newton was 80 when Antonie van Leeuwenhoek died, aged 90.

Antonie van Leeuwenhoek

Dutch scientist known as "the Father of Microbiology", and one of the first microscopists

Born 24 October 1632 · died 26 August 1723, aged 90

Isaac Newton

English mathematician and physicist

Born 25 December 1642 (Julian calendar) · died 20 March 1727 (Julian calendar), aged 84

  1. Galileo Galilei
  2. René Descartes
  3. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
  4. Isaac Newton
  5. Johann Sebastian Bach
  6. Voltaire
  7. Jean-Jacques Rousseau
  8. Immanuel Kant
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek and Isaac Newton 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.