Who Was Alive

Were Benedict XV and Albert Einstein alive at the same time?

Yes. Benedict XV and Albert Einstein were alive at the same time for 42 years, from 1879 to 1922.

Benedict XV was 24 when Albert Einstein was born.

Albert Einstein was 42 when Benedict XV died, aged 67.

Benedict XV

Pope of the Catholic Church from 1914 to 1922

Born 21 November 1854 · died 22 January 1922, aged 67

Albert Einstein

German-born theoretical physicist

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

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Benedict XV 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.