Who Was Alive

Were Johann Sebastian Bach and Montesquieu alive at the same time?

Yes. Johann Sebastian Bach and Montesquieu were alive at the same time for 61 years, from 1689 to 1750.

Johann Sebastian Bach was 3 when Montesquieu was born.

Montesquieu was 61 when Johann Sebastian Bach died, aged 65.

Johann Sebastian Bach

German composer

Born 21 March 1685 (Julian calendar) · died 28 July 1750, aged 65

Montesquieu

French philosopher

Born 18 January 1689 · died 10 February 1755, aged 66

  1. Isaac Newton
  2. Johann Sebastian Bach
  3. Montesquieu
  4. Voltaire
  5. Immanuel Kant
  6. George Washington
  7. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Johann Sebastian Bach and Montesquieu 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.