Who Was Alive

Were Joseph Priestley and Johann Wolfgang von Goethe alive at the same time?

Yes. Joseph Priestley and Johann Wolfgang von Goethe were alive at the same time for 54 years, from 1749 to 1804.

Joseph Priestley was 16 when Johann Wolfgang von Goethe was born.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe was 54 when Joseph Priestley died, aged 70.

Joseph Priestley

English chemist, theologian, educator, and political theorist

Born 13 March 1733 (Julian calendar) · died 6 February 1804, aged 70

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

German writer, artist, natural scientist and politician

Born 28 August 1749 · died 22 March 1832, aged 82

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  2. Joseph Priestley
  3. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
  4. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  5. Ludwig van Beethoven
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  10. Leo Tolstoy
Joseph Priestley and Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 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.