Who Was Alive

Were Marcel Proust and Albert Einstein alive at the same time?

Yes. Marcel Proust and Albert Einstein were alive at the same time for 43 years, from 1879 to 1922.

Marcel Proust was 7 when Albert Einstein was born.

Albert Einstein was 43 when Marcel Proust died, aged 51.

Marcel Proust

French novelist, critic and essayist

Born 10 July 1871 · died 18 November 1922, aged 51

Albert Einstein

German-born theoretical physicist

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

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Marcel Proust 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.