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Albert Einstein & Franz Kafka

Did Albert Einstein and Franz Kafka live at the same time?

Yes. Albert Einstein and Franz Kafka lived at the same time for 41 years, from 1883 to 1924.[1][2][3][4]

Albert Einstein · Franz Kafka · Born in 1879 · Born in 1883

Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein
1879–1955
Science & Invention
Theory of relativity, E=mc²
Franz Kafka
Franz Kafka
1883–1924
Literature
The Metamorphosis, surreal fiction
18791955
Albert Einstein
Franz Kafka
Albert Einstein
Science & Invention
Born in Ulm
Died in Princeton
Franz Kafka
Literature
Born in Prague
Died in Kierling

World Events During Their Overlap

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. Albert Einstein — Wikipedia
  2. Albert Einstein (Q937) — Wikidata
  3. Franz Kafka — Wikipedia
  4. Franz Kafka (Q905) — Wikidata