Who Was Alive

Were Carl Linnaeus and Napoleon alive at the same time?

Yes. Carl Linnaeus and Napoleon were alive at the same time for 8 years, from 1769 to 1778.

Carl Linnaeus was 62 when Napoleon was born.

Napoleon was 8 when Carl Linnaeus died, aged 70.

Carl Linnaeus

Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist (1707–1778); developed the foundations of modern taxonomy

Born 23 May 1707 · died 10 January 1778, aged 70

Napoleon

French military leader, French Emperor 1804–1814 and again in 1815

Born 15 August 1769 · died 5 May 1821, aged 51

  1. Isaac Newton
  2. Carl Linnaeus
  3. George Washington
  4. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
  5. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  6. Napoleon
  7. Abraham Lincoln
  8. Charles Darwin
  9. Karl Marx
Carl Linnaeus and Napoleon 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.