Who Was Alive

Were Napoleon and George Boole alive at the same time?

Yes. Napoleon and George Boole were alive at the same time for 5 years, from 1815 to 1821.

Napoleon was 46 when George Boole was born.

George Boole was 5 when Napoleon died, aged 51.

Napoleon

French military leader, French Emperor 1804–1814 and again in 1815

Born 15 August 1769 · died 5 May 1821, aged 51

George Boole

English mathematician, philosopher and logician

Born 2 November 1815 · died 8 December 1864, aged 49

Napoleon and George Boole 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.