Who Was Alive

Were E. T. A. Hoffmann and Charles Darwin alive at the same time?

Yes. E. T. A. Hoffmann and Charles Darwin were alive at the same time for 12 or 13 years, from 1809 to 1822.

E. T. A. Hoffmann was 33 when Charles Darwin was born.

Charles Darwin was 12 or 13 when E. T. A. Hoffmann died, aged 45 or 46.

E. T. A. Hoffmann

German writer

Born 24 January 1776 · died 1822, aged 45 or 46

Charles Darwin

English naturalist and biologist

Born 12 February 1809 · died 19 April 1882, aged 73

E. T. A. Hoffmann and Charles Darwin 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.