Who Was Alive

Were Al-Biruni and Pope Benedict VIII alive at the same time?

Yes. Al-Biruni and Pope Benedict VIII were alive at the same time, from c. AD 980 to 1024.

Al-Biruni was 50 when Pope Benedict VIII died.

Al-Biruni

Al-Biruni

Polymath

Born 4 September AD 973 · died 9 December 1048, aged 75

Pope Benedict VIII

Pope Benedict VIII

Served as Pope

Born c. AD 980 · died 15 April 1024

  1. Ferdowsi, AD 940 – c. 1020
  2. Ibn al-Haytham, c. AD 965 – 1039
  3. Leif Erikson, c. AD 972 – c. 1020
  4. Al-Biruni, AD 973 – 1048
  5. Pope Benedict VIII, c. AD 980 – 1024
  6. Avicenna, c. AD 981 – 1037
  7. William the Conqueror, c. 1028 – 1087

Al-Biruni and Pope Benedict VIII in bold, with some of their best-known contemporaries; dashed lines mark world events. Drag across, or use the arrow keys, to see the age each reached in any year. Faded ends mark uncertain dates.

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Where Al-Biruni and Pope Benedict VIII were born

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