Who Was Alive

Were Robert Louis Stevenson and Albert Einstein alive at the same time?

Yes. Robert Louis Stevenson and Albert Einstein were alive at the same time for 15 years, from 1879 to 1894.

Robert Louis Stevenson was 28 when Albert Einstein was born.

Albert Einstein was 15 when Robert Louis Stevenson died, aged 44.

Robert Louis Stevenson

Scottish novelist and poet

Born 13 November 1850 · died 3 December 1894, aged 44

Albert Einstein

German-born theoretical physicist

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

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Robert Louis Stevenson 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.