Who Was Alive

Were Selma Lagerlöf and Albert Einstein alive at the same time?

Yes. Selma Lagerlöf and Albert Einstein were alive at the same time for 61 years, from 1879 to 1940.

Selma Lagerlöf was 20 when Albert Einstein was born.

Albert Einstein was 61 when Selma Lagerlöf died, aged 81.

Selma Lagerlöf

Swedish writer

Born 20 November 1858 · died 16 March 1940, aged 81

Albert Einstein

German-born theoretical physicist

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

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Selma Lagerlöf 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.