Who Was Alive

Were George Berkeley and Johann Sebastian Bach alive at the same time?

Yes. George Berkeley and Johann Sebastian Bach were alive at the same time for 65 years, from 1685 to 1750.

George Berkeley was under a year old when Johann Sebastian Bach was born.

Both were 65 when Johann Sebastian Bach died.

George Berkeley

Irish idealist philosopher and Anglican bishop

Born 12 March 1685 · died 14 January 1753, aged 67

Johann Sebastian Bach

German composer

Born 21 March 1685 (Julian calendar) · died 28 July 1750, aged 65

  1. Isaac Newton
  2. George Berkeley
  3. Johann Sebastian Bach
  4. Voltaire
  5. Immanuel Kant
  6. George Washington
  7. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
George Berkeley and Johann Sebastian Bach 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.