Who Was Alive

Were Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and Albert Einstein alive at the same time?

Yes. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and Albert Einstein were alive at the same time for 3 years, from 1879 to 1882.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was 72 when Albert Einstein was born.

Albert Einstein was 3 when Henry Wadsworth Longfellow died, aged 75.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

American poet and educator

Born 27 February 1807 · died 24 March 1882, aged 75

Albert Einstein

German-born theoretical physicist

Born 14 March 1879 · died 18 April 1955, aged 76

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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 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.