Who Was Alive

Were George Washington and Johann Gottfried Herder alive at the same time?

Yes. George Washington and Johann Gottfried Herder were alive at the same time for 55 years, from 1744 to 1799.

George Washington was 12 when Johann Gottfried Herder was born.

Johann Gottfried Herder was 55 when George Washington died, aged 67.

George Washington

Founding Father and first U.S. president

Born 22 February 1732 · died 14 December 1799, aged 67

Johann Gottfried Herder

German philosopher, theologian, poet

Born 25 August 1744 · died 18 December 1803, aged 59

  1. Johann Sebastian Bach
  2. George Washington
  3. Johann Gottfried Herder
  4. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
  5. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  6. Ludwig van Beethoven
  7. Napoleon
George Washington and Johann Gottfried Herder 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.