Who Was Alive

Were Ferdinand de Saussure and Albert Einstein alive at the same time?

Yes. Ferdinand de Saussure and Albert Einstein were alive at the same time for 33 years, from 1879 to 1913.

Ferdinand de Saussure was 21 when Albert Einstein was born.

Albert Einstein was 33 when Ferdinand de Saussure died, aged 55.

Ferdinand de Saussure

Swiss linguist and philosopher

Born 26 November 1857 · died 22 February 1913, aged 55

Albert Einstein

German-born theoretical physicist

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

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Ferdinand de Saussure 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.