Who Was Alive

Were Amedeo Avogadro and Abraham Lincoln alive at the same time?

Yes. Amedeo Avogadro and Abraham Lincoln were alive at the same time for 47 years, from 1809 to 1856.

Amedeo Avogadro was 32 when Abraham Lincoln was born.

Abraham Lincoln was 47 when Amedeo Avogadro died, aged 79.

Amedeo Avogadro

Italian scientist

Born 9 August 1776 · died 9 July 1856, aged 79

Abraham Lincoln

President of the United States from 1861 to 1865

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

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