Giosuè Carducci · Albert Einstein Were Giosuè Carducci and Albert Einstein alive at the same time? Yes. Giosuè Carducci and Albert Einstein were alive at the same time for 27 years, from 1879 to 1907. Giosuè Carducci was 43 when Albert Einstein was born.Albert Einstein was 27 when Giosuè Carducci died, aged 71. Giosuè CarducciItalian poet and literary criticBorn 27 July 1835 · died 16 February 1907, aged 71Albert EinsteinGerman-born theoretical physicistBorn 14 March 1879 · died 18 April 1955, aged 76 Abraham LincolnKarl MarxGiosuè CarducciVladimir LeninAlbert EinsteinAdolf HitlerRonald ReaganDonald TrumpVladimir Putin Giosuè Carducci and Albert Einstein 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.