Who Was Alive

Were Farabi and Otto I the Great alive at the same time?

Yes. Farabi and Otto I the Great were alive at the same time for 38 or 39 years, from AD 912 to AD 951.

Otto I the Great was 38 or 39 when Farabi died.

Farabi

10th century Persian philosopher and jurist

Born c. AD 870 · died AD 951

Otto I the Great

Holy Roman Emperor from 962 to 973

Born 23 November AD 912 · died 7 May AD 973, aged 60

  1. Alfred the Great
  2. Abu Bakr al-Razi
  3. Farabi
  4. Otto I the Great
  5. Ferdowsi
  6. Ibn al-Haytham
Farabi and Otto I the Great in bold, with some of their best-known contemporaries. Drag across to see the age each reached in any year. Faded ends mark uncertain dates.