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Marcel Proust & Thomas Edison

Did Marcel Proust and Thomas Edison live at the same time?

Yes. Marcel Proust and Thomas Edison lived at the same time for 51 years, from 1871 to 1922.[1][2][3][4]

Marcel Proust · Thomas Edison · Born in 1871 · Born in 1847

Marcel Proust
Marcel Proust
1871–1922
Literature
In Search of Lost Time
Thomas Edison
Thomas Edison
1847–1931
Science & Invention
Light bulb, phonograph, 1000+ patents
18471931
Marcel Proust
Thomas Edison
Marcel Proust
Literature
Born in 16th arrondissement of Paris
Died in 16th arrondissement of Paris
Thomas Edison
Science & Invention
Born in Milan
Died in West Orange

World Events During Their Overlap

1871 Unification of Germany
1876 Alexander Graham Bell patents the telephone
1884 Berlin Conference partitions Africa
1893 New Zealand becomes first country to grant women's suffrage
1896 First modern Olympic Games in Athens
1898 Spanish-American War
1903 Wright brothers achieve powered flight
1905 Einstein publishes theory of special relativity
1912 Sinking of the Titanic
1914 World War I begins
1917 Russian Revolution
1918 World War I ends; Spanish flu pandemic begins
1919 Treaty of Versailles signed
1920 League of Nations established

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Sources

  1. Marcel Proust — Wikipedia
  2. Marcel Proust (Q7199) — Wikidata
  3. Thomas Edison — Wikipedia
  4. Thomas Edison (Q8743) — Wikidata