Who Was Alive

Were Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff and Albert Einstein alive at the same time?

Yes. Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff and Albert Einstein were alive at the same time for 31 years, from 1879 to 1911.

Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff was 26 when Albert Einstein was born.

Albert Einstein was 31 when Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff died, aged 58.

Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff

Dutch physical and organic chemist

Born 30 August 1852 · died 1 March 1911, aged 58

Albert Einstein

German-born theoretical physicist

Born 14 March 1879 · died 18 April 1955, aged 76

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Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff and Albert Einstein 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.