Abraham Lincoln & Gregor Mendel

Did Abraham Lincoln and Gregor Mendel live at the same time?

Yes. Abraham Lincoln and Gregor Mendel lived at the same time for 43 years, from 1822 to 1865.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Abraham Lincoln · Gregor Mendel · Born in 1809 · Born in 1822

Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln

Politics & Leadership

16th US President, ended slavery

Gregor Mendel

Science & Invention

Father of genetics

18091884

Abraham Lincoln

Gregor Mendel

Abraham Lincoln

Politics & Leadership

Born in Hodgenville

Died in Washington, D.C.

Gregor Mendel

Science & Invention

Born in Hynčice

Died in Brno

World Events During Their Overlap

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

Abraham Lincoln — Wikipedia
Abraham Lincoln (Q91) — Wikidata
Gregor Mendel — Wikipedia
Gregor Mendel (Q37970) — Wikidata