Karl Adolph Gjellerup · Albert Einstein Were Karl Adolph Gjellerup and Albert Einstein alive at the same time? Yes. Karl Adolph Gjellerup and Albert Einstein were alive at the same time for 40 years, from 1879 to 1919. Karl Adolph Gjellerup was 21 when Albert Einstein was born.Albert Einstein was 40 when Karl Adolph Gjellerup died, aged 62. Karl Adolph GjellerupDanish writerBorn 2 June 1857 · died 11 October 1919, aged 62Albert EinsteinGerman-born theoretical physicistBorn 14 March 1879 · died 18 April 1955, aged 76 Abraham LincolnKarl MarxKarl Adolph GjellerupAlbert EinsteinAdolf HitlerRonald ReaganDonald TrumpVladimir Putin Karl Adolph Gjellerup and Albert Einstein 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.