Who Was Alive

Were Frederick II of Prussia and Johann Wolfgang von Goethe alive at the same time?

Yes. Frederick II of Prussia and Johann Wolfgang von Goethe were alive at the same time for 36 years, from 1749 to 1786.

Frederick II of Prussia was 37 when Johann Wolfgang von Goethe was born.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe was 36 when Frederick II of Prussia died, aged 74.

Frederick II of Prussia

King of Prussia from 1740 to 1786

Born 24 January 1712 · died 17 August 1786, aged 74

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. Frederick II of Prussia
  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
Frederick II of Prussia 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.