Who Was Alive

Were Napoleon and Évariste Galois alive at the same time?

Yes. Napoleon and Évariste Galois were alive at the same time for 9 years, from 1811 to 1821.

Napoleon was 42 when Évariste Galois was born.

Évariste Galois was 9 when Napoleon died, aged 51.

Napoleon

French military leader, French Emperor 1804–1814 and again in 1815

Born 15 August 1769 · died 5 May 1821, aged 51

Évariste Galois

French mathematician

Born 25 October 1811 · died 31 May 1832, aged 20

Napoleon and Évariste Galois 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.