Who Was Alive

Were Ralph Waldo Emerson and Albert Einstein alive at the same time?

Yes. Ralph Waldo Emerson and Albert Einstein were alive at the same time for 3 years, from 1879 to 1882.

Ralph Waldo Emerson was 75 when Albert Einstein was born.

Albert Einstein was 3 when Ralph Waldo Emerson died, aged 78.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

American philosopher

Born 25 May 1803 · died 27 April 1882, aged 78

Albert Einstein

German-born theoretical physicist

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

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Ralph Waldo Emerson 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.