Hendrik Lorentz · Albert Einstein Were Hendrik Lorentz and Albert Einstein alive at the same time? Yes. Hendrik Lorentz and Albert Einstein were alive at the same time for 48 years, from 1879 to 1928. Hendrik Lorentz was 25 when Albert Einstein was born.Albert Einstein was 48 when Hendrik Lorentz died, aged 74. Hendrik LorentzDutch physicistBorn 18 July 1853 · died 4 February 1928, aged 74Albert EinsteinGerman-born theoretical physicistBorn 14 March 1879 · died 18 April 1955, aged 76 Abraham LincolnKarl MarxHendrik LorentzAlbert EinsteinAdolf HitlerRonald ReaganDonald TrumpVladimir Putin Hendrik Lorentz 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.