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Abraham Lincoln & Alexandre Dumas

Did Abraham Lincoln and Alexandre Dumas live at the same time?

Yes. Abraham Lincoln and Alexandre Dumas lived at the same time for 56 years, from 1809 to 1865.[1][2][3][4]

Abraham Lincoln · Alexandre Dumas · Born in 1809 · Born in 1802

Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
1809–1865
Politics & Leadership
16th US President, ended slavery
Alexandre Dumas
Alexandre Dumas
1802–1870
Literature
Author of The Three Musketeers
18021870
Abraham Lincoln
Alexandre Dumas
Abraham Lincoln
Politics & Leadership
Born in Hodgenville
Died in Washington, D.C.
Alexandre Dumas
Literature
Born in Villers-Cotterêts
Died in Dieppe

World Events During Their Overlap

1815 Battle of Waterloo; Napoleon defeated
1825 First public railway opens in England
1833 Slavery abolished in British Empire
1838 First photograph of a person taken
1848 Revolutions of 1848 sweep Europe
1853 Crimean War begins
1859 Darwin publishes On the Origin of Species
1861 American Civil War begins
1865 Abolition of slavery in the United States

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Sources

  1. Abraham Lincoln — Wikipedia
  2. Abraham Lincoln (Q91) — Wikidata
  3. Alexandre Dumas — Wikipedia
  4. Alexandre Dumas (Q38337) — Wikidata