Who Was Alive

Were Hendrik Lorentz and Adolf Hitler alive at the same time?

Yes. Hendrik Lorentz and Adolf Hitler were alive at the same time for 38 years, from 1889 to 1928.

Hendrik Lorentz was 35 when Adolf Hitler was born.

Adolf Hitler was 38 when Hendrik Lorentz died, aged 74.

Hendrik Lorentz

Dutch physicist

Born 18 July 1853 · died 4 February 1928, aged 74

Adolf Hitler

Dictator of Germany from 1933 to 1945

Born 20 April 1889 · died 30 April 1945, aged 56

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  2. Karl Marx
  3. Hendrik Lorentz
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  5. Vladimir Lenin
  6. Albert Einstein
  7. Adolf Hitler
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Hendrik Lorentz and Adolf Hitler 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.