Who Was Alive

Were Wilhelm von Humboldt and Abraham Lincoln alive at the same time?

Yes. Wilhelm von Humboldt and Abraham Lincoln were alive at the same time for 26 years, from 1809 to 1835.

Wilhelm von Humboldt was 41 when Abraham Lincoln was born.

Abraham Lincoln was 26 when Wilhelm von Humboldt died, aged 67.

Wilhelm von Humboldt

Prussian philosopher, government official, diplomat, and educator

Born 22 June 1767 · died 8 April 1835, aged 67

Abraham Lincoln

President of the United States from 1861 to 1865

Born 12 February 1809 · died 15 April 1865, aged 56

  1. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
  2. Wilhelm von Humboldt
  3. Napoleon
  4. Abraham Lincoln
  5. Charles Darwin
  6. Karl Marx
  7. Leo Tolstoy
Wilhelm von Humboldt and Abraham Lincoln 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.