Who Was Alive

Were Rosa Luxemburg and Albert Einstein alive at the same time?

Yes. Rosa Luxemburg and Albert Einstein were alive at the same time for 39 years, from 1879 to 1919.

Rosa Luxemburg was 8 when Albert Einstein was born.

Albert Einstein was 39 when Rosa Luxemburg died, aged 47.

Rosa Luxemburg

Polish-German Marxist revolutionary

Born 5 March 1871 · died 15 January 1919, aged 47

Albert Einstein

German-born theoretical physicist

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

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Rosa Luxemburg 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.