Who Was Alive

Were Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky and Albert Einstein alive at the same time?

Yes. Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky and Albert Einstein were alive at the same time for 14 years, from 1879 to 1893.

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky was 38 when Albert Einstein was born.

Albert Einstein was 14 when Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky died, aged 53.

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Russian composer

Born 25 April 1840 (Julian calendar) · died 25 October 1893 (Julian calendar), aged 53

Albert Einstein

German-born theoretical physicist

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

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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky 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.