Who Was Alive

Were Joseph Priestley and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart alive at the same time?

Yes. Joseph Priestley and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart were alive at the same time for 35 years, from 1756 to 1791.

Joseph Priestley was 22 when Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born.

Joseph Priestley was 58 when Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart died, aged 35.

Joseph Priestley

English chemist, theologian, educator, and political theorist

Born 13 March 1733 (Julian calendar) · died 6 February 1804, aged 70

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Austrian composer of the Classical period

Born 27 January 1756 · died 5 December 1791, aged 35

  1. Voltaire
  2. George Washington
  3. Joseph Priestley
  4. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
  5. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  6. Ludwig van Beethoven
  7. Napoleon
Joseph Priestley and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 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.