Abraham Lincoln & Herman Melville

Did Abraham Lincoln and Herman Melville live at the same time?

Yes. Abraham Lincoln and Herman Melville lived at the same time for 46 years, from 1819 to 1865.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Abraham Lincoln · Herman Melville · Born in 1809 · Born in 1819

Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln

Politics & Leadership

16th US President, ended slavery

Herman Melville

Herman Melville

18091891

Abraham Lincoln

Herman Melville

Abraham Lincoln

Politics & Leadership

Born in Hodgenville

Died in Washington, D.C.

Herman Melville

Literature

Born in Manhattan

Died in New York City

World Events During Their Overlap

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

Abraham Lincoln — Wikipedia
Abraham Lincoln (Q91) — Wikidata
Herman Melville — Wikipedia
Herman Melville (Q4985) — Wikidata