Who Was Alive

Were Georg Cantor and Albert Einstein alive at the same time?

Yes. Georg Cantor and Albert Einstein were alive at the same time for 38 years, from 1879 to 1918.

Georg Cantor was 34 when Albert Einstein was born.

Albert Einstein was 38 when Georg Cantor died, aged 72.

Georg Cantor

German mathematician, inventor of set theory

Born 3 March 1845 · died 6 January 1918, aged 72

Albert Einstein

German-born theoretical physicist

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

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Georg Cantor 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.