Who Was Alive

Were Al-Kindi and Pope Sergius III alive at the same time?

Yes. Al-Kindi and Pope Sergius III were alive at the same time, from c. AD 860 to AD 870–873.

Al-Kindi

Philosopher and mathematician

Born c. AD 801 · died AD 870–873

Pope Sergius III

Pope Sergius III

Politician who served as Pope

Born c. AD 860 · died 14 April AD 911

  1. Jabir ibn Hayyan, AD 721 – AD 815
  2. Charlemagne, c. AD 744 – AD 814
  3. Abu Nuwas, c. AD 759 – AD 814
  4. Al-Khwarizmi, c. AD 780 – c. AD 850
  5. Al-Kindi, c. AD 801 – c. AD 872
  6. Charles the Bald, AD 823 – AD 877
  7. Alfred the Great, AD 849 – c. AD 899
  8. Pope Sergius III, c. AD 860 – AD 911
  9. Abu Bakr al-Razi, AD 866 – AD 925
  10. Al-Farabi, c. AD 870 – AD 951

Al-Kindi and Pope Sergius III 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-Kindi and Pope Sergius III were born

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