Who Was Alive

Were Sofia Kovalevskaya and Albert Einstein alive at the same time?

Yes. Sofia Kovalevskaya and Albert Einstein were alive at the same time for 11 years, from 1879 to 1891.

Sofia Kovalevskaya was 29 when Albert Einstein was born.

Albert Einstein was 11 when Sofia Kovalevskaya died, aged 41.

Sofia Kovalevskaya

19th-century Russian mathematician

Born 3 January 1850 (Julian calendar) · died 10 February 1891, aged 41

Albert Einstein

German-born theoretical physicist

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

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Sofia Kovalevskaya 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.