Who Was Alive

Were Henri Matisse and Adolf Hitler alive at the same time?

Yes. Henri Matisse and Adolf Hitler were alive at the same time for 56 years, from 1889 to 1945.

Henri Matisse was 19 when Adolf Hitler was born.

Henri Matisse was 75 when Adolf Hitler died, aged 56.

Henri Matisse

French artist

Born 31 December 1869 · died 3 November 1954, aged 84

Adolf Hitler

Dictator of Germany from 1933 to 1945

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

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  6. Adolf Hitler
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Henri Matisse 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.