Who Was Alive

Were Johann Gottfried Herder and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart alive at the same time?

Yes. Johann Gottfried Herder and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart were alive at the same time for 35 years, from 1756 to 1791.

Johann Gottfried Herder was 11 when Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born.

Johann Gottfried Herder was 47 when Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart died, aged 35.

Johann Gottfried Herder

German philosopher, theologian, poet

Born 25 August 1744 · died 18 December 1803, aged 59

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Austrian composer of the Classical period

Born 27 January 1756 · died 5 December 1791, aged 35

  1. Voltaire
  2. George Washington
  3. Johann Gottfried Herder
  4. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
  5. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  6. Ludwig van Beethoven
  7. Napoleon
Johann Gottfried Herder and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 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.