Who Was Alive

Were Voltaire and Anders Celsius alive at the same time?

Yes. Voltaire and Anders Celsius were alive at the same time for 42 years, from 1701 to 1744.

Voltaire was 7 when Anders Celsius was born.

Voltaire was 49 when Anders Celsius died, aged 42.

Voltaire

French writer, historian and philosopher

Born 21 November 1694 · died 30 May 1778, aged 83

Anders Celsius

Swedish astronomer, physicist, and naturalist

Born 27 November 1701 (Julian calendar) · died 25 April 1744 (Julian calendar), aged 42

  1. Isaac Newton
  2. Johann Sebastian Bach
  3. Voltaire
  4. Anders Celsius
  5. Immanuel Kant
  6. George Washington
  7. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
  8. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  9. Napoleon
Voltaire and Anders Celsius 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.