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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe & Thomas Jefferson

Did Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and Thomas Jefferson live at the same time?

Yes. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and Thomas Jefferson lived at the same time for 77 years, from 1749 to 1826.[1][2][3][4]

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe · Thomas Jefferson · Born in 1749 · Born in 1743

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
1749–1832
Literature
German poet and author of Faust
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson
1743–1826
Politics & Leadership
Author of the Declaration of Independence
17431832
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Thomas Jefferson
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Literature
Born in Frankfurt
Died in Weimar
Thomas Jefferson
Politics & Leadership
Born in Shadwell
Died in Monticello

World Events During Their Overlap

1756 Seven Years' War begins
1769 James Watt patents the steam engine
1776 American Declaration of Independence
1783 Treaty of Paris ends American Revolutionary War
1789 French Revolution begins
1791 Haitian Revolution begins
1799 Napoleon seizes power in France
1804 Haiti declares independence
1805 Battle of Trafalgar
1815 Battle of Waterloo; Napoleon defeated
1825 First public railway opens in England

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83 years overlap
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80 years overlap
Thomas Jefferson & James Watt
76 years overlap

Sources

  1. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe — Wikipedia
  2. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (Q5879) — Wikidata
  3. Thomas Jefferson — Wikipedia
  4. Thomas Jefferson (Q11812) — Wikidata