Albert Einstein & David Hilbert

Did Albert Einstein and David Hilbert live at the same time?

Yes. Albert Einstein and David Hilbert lived at the same time for 64 years, from 1879 to 1943.^[1][2][3][4]

Albert Einstein · David Hilbert · Born in 1879 · Born in 1862

Albert Einstein

1879–1955

Science & Invention

Theory of relativity, E=mc²

David Hilbert

1862–1943

Science & Invention

German mathematician of Hilbert's problems

How Albert Einstein and David Hilbert Are Connected

• In 1915 Hilbert invited Albert Einstein to lecture in Göttingen, then published the field equations of gravity nearly at the same time as Einstein, while fully crediting Einstein with the theory.^[3]

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