Abraham Lincoln & Leo Tolstoy

Did Abraham Lincoln and Leo Tolstoy live at the same time?

Yes. Abraham Lincoln and Leo Tolstoy lived at the same time for 37 years, from 1828 to 1865.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Abraham Lincoln · Leo Tolstoy · Born in 1809 · Born in 1828

Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln

Politics & Leadership

16th US President, ended slavery

Leo Tolstoy

War and Peace, Anna Karenina

18091910

Abraham Lincoln

Leo Tolstoy

Abraham Lincoln

Politics & Leadership

Born in Hodgenville

Died in Washington, D.C.

Leo Tolstoy

Literature

Born in Yasnaya Polyana

Died in Astapovo

World Events During Their Overlap

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
Leo Tolstoy — Wikipedia
Leo Tolstoy (Q7243) — Wikidata