Who Was Alive

Were Jean de La Fontaine and Isaac Newton alive at the same time?

Yes. Jean de La Fontaine and Isaac Newton were alive at the same time for 52 years, from 1642 to 1695.

Jean de La Fontaine was 21 when Isaac Newton was born.

Isaac Newton was 52 when Jean de La Fontaine died, aged 73.

Jean de La Fontaine

French poet, fabulist and writer

Born 8 July 1621 · died 13 April 1695, aged 73

Isaac Newton

English mathematician and physicist

Born 25 December 1642 (Julian calendar) · died 20 March 1727 (Julian calendar), aged 84

  1. Galileo Galilei
  2. René Descartes
  3. Jean de La Fontaine
  4. Isaac Newton
  5. Johann Sebastian Bach
  6. Voltaire
  7. Jean-Jacques Rousseau
  8. Immanuel Kant
Jean de La Fontaine and Isaac Newton 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.