Who Was Alive

Were Wilhelm von Humboldt and Napoleon alive at the same time?

Yes. Wilhelm von Humboldt and Napoleon were alive at the same time for 51 years, from 1769 to 1821.

Wilhelm von Humboldt was 2 when Napoleon was born.

Wilhelm von Humboldt was 53 when Napoleon died, aged 51.

Wilhelm von Humboldt

Prussian philosopher, government official, diplomat, and educator

Born 22 June 1767 · died 8 April 1835, aged 67

Napoleon

French military leader, French Emperor 1804–1814 and again in 1815

Born 15 August 1769 · died 5 May 1821, aged 51

  1. George Washington
  2. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
  3. Wilhelm von Humboldt
  4. Napoleon
  5. Abraham Lincoln
  6. Charles Darwin
  7. Karl Marx
  8. Leo Tolstoy
Wilhelm von Humboldt and Napoleon 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.