Gustav Mahler · Albert Einstein Were Gustav Mahler and Albert Einstein alive at the same time? Yes. Gustav Mahler and Albert Einstein were alive at the same time for 32 years, from 1879 to 1911. Gustav Mahler was 18 when Albert Einstein was born.Albert Einstein was 32 when Gustav Mahler died, aged 50. Gustav MahlerAustrian late-Romantic composerBorn 7 July 1860 · died 18 May 1911, aged 50Albert EinsteinGerman-born theoretical physicistBorn 14 March 1879 · died 18 April 1955, aged 76 Abraham LincolnKarl MarxGustav MahlerAlbert EinsteinAdolf HitlerRonald ReaganDonald TrumpVladimir Putin Gustav Mahler 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.