Who Was Alive

Were Marquis de Sade and Charles Darwin alive at the same time?

Yes. Marquis de Sade and Charles Darwin were alive at the same time for 5 years, from 1809 to 1814.

Marquis de Sade was 68 when Charles Darwin was born.

Charles Darwin was 5 when Marquis de Sade died, aged 74.

Marquis de Sade

French nobleman, revolutionary politician, philosopher and writer of erotic works

Born 2 June 1740 · died 2 December 1814, aged 74

Charles Darwin

English naturalist and biologist

Born 12 February 1809 · died 19 April 1882, aged 73

  1. George Washington
  2. Marquis de Sade
  3. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
  4. Napoleon
  5. Charles Darwin
  6. Abraham Lincoln
  7. Karl Marx
  8. Vladimir Lenin
  9. Albert Einstein
Marquis de Sade and Charles Darwin 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.