Who Was Alive

Were Octave Mirbeau and Albert Einstein alive at the same time?

Yes. Octave Mirbeau and Albert Einstein were alive at the same time for 37 years, from 1879 to 1917.

Octave Mirbeau was 31 when Albert Einstein was born.

Albert Einstein was 37 when Octave Mirbeau died, aged 69.

Octave Mirbeau

French writer, art critic and journalist

Born 16 February 1848 · died 16 February 1917, aged 69

Albert Einstein

German-born theoretical physicist

Born 14 March 1879 · died 18 April 1955, aged 76

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Octave Mirbeau 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.