Who Was Alive

Were Henry Cavendish and Johann Wolfgang von Goethe alive at the same time?

Yes. Henry Cavendish and Johann Wolfgang von Goethe were alive at the same time for 60 years, from 1749 to 1810.

Henry Cavendish was 17 when Johann Wolfgang von Goethe was born.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe was 60 when Henry Cavendish died, aged 78.

Henry Cavendish

English natural philosopher, and scientist

Born 10 October 1731 · died 24 February 1810, aged 78

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

German writer, artist, natural scientist and politician

Born 28 August 1749 · died 22 March 1832, aged 82

  1. Henry Cavendish
  2. George Washington
  3. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
  4. Napoleon
  5. Abraham Lincoln
  6. Charles Darwin
  7. Karl Marx
  8. Leo Tolstoy
Henry Cavendish 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.