Who Was Alive

Were Antonie van Leeuwenhoek and Voltaire alive at the same time?

Yes. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek and Voltaire were alive at the same time for 28 years, from 1694 to 1723.

Antonie van Leeuwenhoek was 62 when Voltaire was born.

Voltaire was 28 when Antonie van Leeuwenhoek died, aged 90.

Antonie van Leeuwenhoek

Dutch scientist known as "the Father of Microbiology", and one of the first microscopists

Born 24 October 1632 · died 26 August 1723, aged 90

Voltaire

French writer, historian and philosopher

Born 21 November 1694 · died 30 May 1778, aged 83

  1. Galileo Galilei
  2. René Descartes
  3. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
  4. Isaac Newton
  5. Johann Sebastian Bach
  6. Voltaire
  7. George Washington
  8. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
  9. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  10. Napoleon
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek and Voltaire 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.