Who Was Alive

Were William Herschel and Abraham Lincoln alive at the same time?

Yes. William Herschel and Abraham Lincoln were alive at the same time for 13 years, from 1809 to 1822.

William Herschel was 70 when Abraham Lincoln was born.

Abraham Lincoln was 13 when William Herschel died, aged 83.

William Herschel

German-born British astronomer and composer

Born 15 November 1738 · died 25 August 1822, aged 83

Abraham Lincoln

President of the United States from 1861 to 1865

Born 12 February 1809 · died 15 April 1865, aged 56

  1. William Herschel
  2. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
  3. Napoleon
  4. Abraham Lincoln
  5. Charles Darwin
  6. Karl Marx
  7. Leo Tolstoy
William Herschel and Abraham Lincoln 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.