Who Was Alive

Were Isaac Newton and Anders Celsius alive at the same time?

Yes. Isaac Newton and Anders Celsius were alive at the same time for 25 years, from 1701 to 1727.

Isaac Newton was 58 when Anders Celsius was born.

Anders Celsius was 25 when Isaac Newton died, aged 84.

Isaac Newton

English mathematician and physicist

Born 25 December 1642 (Julian calendar) · died 20 March 1727 (Julian calendar), aged 84

Anders Celsius

Swedish astronomer, physicist, and naturalist

Born 27 November 1701 (Julian calendar) · died 25 April 1744 (Julian calendar), aged 42

  1. René Descartes
  2. Isaac Newton
  3. Johann Sebastian Bach
  4. Voltaire
  5. Anders Celsius
  6. Jean-Jacques Rousseau
  7. Immanuel Kant
  8. George Washington
Isaac Newton and Anders Celsius 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.