Who Was Alive

Were Alfred Russel Wallace and Albert Einstein alive at the same time?

Yes. Alfred Russel Wallace and Albert Einstein were alive at the same time for 34 years, from 1879 to 1913.

Alfred Russel Wallace was 56 when Albert Einstein was born.

Albert Einstein was 34 when Alfred Russel Wallace died, aged 90.

Alfred Russel Wallace

British naturalist, explorer, geographer, anthropologist and biologist

Born 8 January 1823 · died 7 November 1913, aged 90

Albert Einstein

German-born theoretical physicist

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

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Alfred Russel Wallace 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.