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Abraham Lincoln & Richard Wagner

Did Abraham Lincoln and Richard Wagner live at the same time?

Yes. Abraham Lincoln and Richard Wagner lived at the same time for 52 years, from 1813 to 1865.[1][2][3][4]

Abraham Lincoln · Richard Wagner · Born in 1809 · Born in 1813

Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
1809–1865
Politics & Leadership
16th US President, ended slavery
Richard Wagner
Richard Wagner
1813–1883
Music
Ring Cycle, revolutionary opera
18091883
Abraham Lincoln
Richard Wagner
Abraham Lincoln
Politics & Leadership
Born in Hodgenville
Died in Washington, D.C.
Richard Wagner
Music
Born in Leipzig
Died in Venice

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. Richard Wagner — Wikipedia
  4. Richard Wagner (Q1511) — Wikidata