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Abraham Lincoln & Charles Babbage

Did Abraham Lincoln and Charles Babbage live at the same time?

Yes. Abraham Lincoln and Charles Babbage lived at the same time for 56 years, from 1809 to 1865.[1][2][3][4]

Abraham Lincoln · Charles Babbage · Born in 1809 · Born in 1791

Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
1809–1865
Politics & Leadership
16th US President, ended slavery
Charles Babbage
Charles Babbage
1791–1871
Science & Invention
Father of the computer, designed the Analytical Engine
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Abraham Lincoln
Charles Babbage
Abraham Lincoln
Politics & Leadership
Born in Hodgenville
Died in Washington, D.C.
Charles Babbage
Science & Invention
Born in Walworth
Died in Marylebone

World Events During Their Overlap

1815 Battle of Waterloo; Napoleon defeated
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

  1. Abraham Lincoln — Wikipedia
  2. Abraham Lincoln (Q91) — Wikidata
  3. Charles Babbage — Wikipedia
  4. Charles Babbage (Q46633) — Wikidata