Who Was Alive

Were Gotthold Ephraim Lessing and George Washington alive at the same time?

Yes. Gotthold Ephraim Lessing and George Washington were alive at the same time for 48 years, from 1732 to 1781.

Gotthold Ephraim Lessing was 3 when George Washington was born.

George Washington was 48 when Gotthold Ephraim Lessing died, aged 52.

Gotthold Ephraim Lessing

German writer, philosopher, publicist, and art critic

Born 22 January 1729 · died 15 February 1781, aged 52

George Washington

Founding Father and first U.S. president

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

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