Who Was Alive

Were Al-Farabi and Henry the Fowler alive at the same time?

Yes. Al-Farabi and Henry the Fowler were alive at the same time, from c. AD 876 to AD 936.

Al-Farabi

Al-Farabi

Philosopher

Born c. AD 870 · died AD 951

Henry the Fowler

Henry the Fowler

King of East Francia

Born c. AD 876 · died 2 July AD 936

  1. Pope John VIII, c. AD 820 – AD 882
  2. Charles the Bald, AD 823 – AD 877
  3. Alfred the Great, AD 849 – c. AD 899
  4. Abu Bakr al-Razi, AD 866 – AD 925
  5. Al-Farabi, c. AD 870 – AD 951
  6. Henry the Fowler, c. AD 876 – AD 936
  7. Otto the Great, AD 912 – AD 973
  8. Ferdowsi, AD 940 – c. 1020

Al-Farabi and Henry the Fowler 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-Farabi and Henry the Fowler were born

Al-Farabi and Henry the Fowler are labelled, with the contemporaries on the timeline. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (8 of 8 placed); tap one to open that person.
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