Who Was Alive

Were Rudolf Diesel and Albert Einstein alive at the same time?

Yes. Rudolf Diesel and Albert Einstein were alive at the same time for 34 years, from 1879 to 1913.

Rudolf Diesel was 20 when Albert Einstein was born.

Albert Einstein was 34 when Rudolf Diesel died, aged 55.

Rudolf Diesel

German inventor and mechanical engineer

Born 18 March 1858 · died 30 September 1913, aged 55

Albert Einstein

German-born theoretical physicist

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

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Rudolf Diesel 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.