Who Was Alive

Were Johann Gottlieb Fichte and Charles Darwin alive at the same time?

Yes. Johann Gottlieb Fichte and Charles Darwin were alive at the same time for 4 years, from 1809 to 1814.

Johann Gottlieb Fichte was 46 when Charles Darwin was born.

Charles Darwin was 4 when Johann Gottlieb Fichte died, aged 51.

Johann Gottlieb Fichte

German philosopher

Born 19 May 1762 · died 27–29 January 1814, aged 51

Charles Darwin

English naturalist and biologist

Born 12 February 1809 · died 19 April 1882, aged 73

Johann Gottlieb Fichte and Charles Darwin 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.