Erwin Schrödinger · Adolf Hitler Were Erwin Schrödinger and Adolf Hitler alive at the same time? Yes. Erwin Schrödinger and Adolf Hitler were alive at the same time for 56 years, from 1889 to 1945. Erwin Schrödinger was 1 when Adolf Hitler was born.Erwin Schrödinger was 57 when Adolf Hitler died, aged 56. Erwin SchrödingerAustrian physicistBorn 12 August 1887 · died 4 January 1961, aged 73Adolf HitlerDictator of Germany from 1933 to 1945Born 20 April 1889 · died 30 April 1945, aged 56 Mahatma GandhiVladimir LeninAlbert EinsteinErwin SchrödingerAdolf HitlerRonald ReaganNelson MandelaDonald TrumpVladimir PutinMichael Jackson Erwin Schrödinger and Adolf Hitler 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.