Who Was Alive

Were Karl Jaspers and Adolf Hitler alive at the same time?

Yes. Karl Jaspers and Adolf Hitler were alive at the same time for 56 years, from 1889 to 1945.

Karl Jaspers was 6 when Adolf Hitler was born.

Karl Jaspers was 62 when Adolf Hitler died, aged 56.

Karl Jaspers

German-Swiss psychiatrist and philosopher

Born 23 February 1883 · died 26 February 1969, aged 86

Adolf Hitler

Dictator of Germany from 1933 to 1945

Born 20 April 1889 · died 30 April 1945, aged 56

Karl Jaspers and Adolf Hitler 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.