Who Was Alive

Were Marquis de Sade and Johann Wolfgang von Goethe alive at the same time?

Yes. Marquis de Sade and Johann Wolfgang von Goethe were alive at the same time for 65 years, from 1749 to 1814.

Marquis de Sade was 9 when Johann Wolfgang von Goethe was born.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe was 65 when Marquis de Sade died, aged 74.

Marquis de Sade

French nobleman, revolutionary politician, philosopher and writer of erotic works

Born 2 June 1740 · died 2 December 1814, aged 74

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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Marquis de Sade 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.