Who Was Alive

Were Catherine II of Russia and Johann Wolfgang von Goethe alive at the same time?

Yes. Catherine II of Russia and Johann Wolfgang von Goethe were alive at the same time for 47 years, from 1749 to 1796.

Catherine II of Russia was 20 when Johann Wolfgang von Goethe was born.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe was 47 when Catherine II of Russia died, aged 67.

Catherine II of Russia

Eighth Emperor of Russia, called the Great, r. 1762–1796

Born 2 May 1729 · died 6 November 1796 (Julian calendar), aged 67

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

German writer, artist, natural scientist and politician

Born 28 August 1749 · died 22 March 1832, aged 82

  1. Catherine II of Russia
  2. George Washington
  3. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
  4. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  5. Ludwig van Beethoven
  6. Napoleon
  7. Abraham Lincoln
  8. Charles Darwin
  9. Karl Marx
  10. Leo Tolstoy
Catherine II of Russia and Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 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.