Who Was Alive

Were Albert Einstein and Walter Benjamin alive at the same time?

Yes. Albert Einstein and Walter Benjamin were alive at the same time for 48 years, from 1892 to 1940.

Albert Einstein was 13 when Walter Benjamin was born.

Albert Einstein was 61 when Walter Benjamin died, aged 48.

Albert Einstein

German-born theoretical physicist

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

Walter Benjamin

German cultural critic, philosopher and social critic

Born 15 July 1892 · died 26 September 1940, aged 48

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Albert Einstein and Walter Benjamin 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.