Who Was Alive

Were Konstantin Tsiolkovsky and Albert Einstein alive at the same time?

Yes. Konstantin Tsiolkovsky and Albert Einstein were alive at the same time for 56 years, from 1879 to 1935.

Konstantin Tsiolkovsky was 21 when Albert Einstein was born.

Albert Einstein was 56 when Konstantin Tsiolkovsky died, aged 78.

Konstantin Tsiolkovsky

Russian and Soviet rocket scientist and pioneer of the astronautic theory

Born 5 September 1857 (Julian calendar) · died 19 September 1935, aged 78

Albert Einstein

German-born theoretical physicist

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

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Konstantin Tsiolkovsky 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.