Who Was Alive

Were Louis Pasteur and Albert Einstein alive at the same time?

Yes. Louis Pasteur and Albert Einstein were alive at the same time for 16 years, from 1879 to 1895.

Louis Pasteur was 56 when Albert Einstein was born.

Albert Einstein was 16 when Louis Pasteur died, aged 72.

Louis Pasteur

French chemist and microbiologist

Born 27 December 1822 · died 28 September 1895, aged 72

Albert Einstein

German-born theoretical physicist

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

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Louis Pasteur 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.