Who Was Alive

Were Johann Sebastian Bach and Anders Celsius alive at the same time?

Yes. Johann Sebastian Bach and Anders Celsius were alive at the same time for 42 years, from 1701 to 1744.

Johann Sebastian Bach was 16 when Anders Celsius was born.

Johann Sebastian Bach was 59 when Anders Celsius died, aged 42.

Johann Sebastian Bach

German composer

Born 21 March 1685 (Julian calendar) · died 28 July 1750, aged 65

Anders Celsius

Swedish astronomer, physicist, and naturalist

Born 27 November 1701 (Julian calendar) · died 25 April 1744 (Julian calendar), aged 42

  1. Isaac Newton
  2. Johann Sebastian Bach
  3. Voltaire
  4. Anders Celsius
  5. Immanuel Kant
  6. George Washington
  7. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Johann Sebastian Bach and Anders Celsius 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.