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Abraham Lincoln & George Sand

Did Abraham Lincoln and George Sand live at the same time?

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

Abraham Lincoln · George Sand · Born in 1809 · Born in 1804

Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
1809–1865
Politics & Leadership
16th US President, ended slavery
George Sand
George Sand
1804–1876
Literature
French novelist famous under a male pen name
18041876
Abraham Lincoln
George Sand
Abraham Lincoln
Politics & Leadership
Born in Hodgenville
Died in Washington, D.C.
George Sand
Literature
Born in Paris
Died in Nohant-Vic

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. George Sand — Wikipedia
  4. George Sand (Q3816) — Wikidata