Who Was Alive

Were David Hume and Johann Wolfgang von Goethe alive at the same time?

Yes. David Hume and Johann Wolfgang von Goethe were alive at the same time for 26 years, from 1749 to 1776.

David Hume was 38 when Johann Wolfgang von Goethe was born.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe was 26 when David Hume died, aged 65.

David Hume

Scottish philosopher, economist, and historian

Born 26 April 1711 (Julian calendar) · died 25 August 1776, aged 65

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

German writer, artist, natural scientist and politician

Born 28 August 1749 · died 22 March 1832, aged 82

  1. Isaac Newton
  2. David Hume
  3. George Washington
  4. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
  5. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  6. Napoleon
  7. Abraham Lincoln
  8. Charles Darwin
  9. Karl Marx
  10. Leo Tolstoy
David Hume and Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 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.