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Abraham Lincoln & Hans Christian Andersen

Did Abraham Lincoln and Hans Christian Andersen live at the same time?

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

Abraham Lincoln · Hans Christian Andersen · Born in 1809 · Born in 1805

Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
1809–1865
Politics & Leadership
16th US President, ended slavery
Hans Christian Andersen
Hans Christian Andersen
1805–1875
Literature
The Little Mermaid, fairy tales
18051875
Abraham Lincoln
Hans Christian Andersen
Abraham Lincoln
Politics & Leadership
Born in Hodgenville
Died in Washington, D.C.
Hans Christian Andersen
Literature
Born in Odense
Died in Copenhagen

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. Hans Christian Andersen — Wikipedia
  4. Hans Christian Andersen (Q5673) — Wikidata