Who Was Alive

Were Albertus Magnus and Marco Polo alive at the same time?

Yes. Albertus Magnus and Marco Polo were alive at the same time for 26 years, from 1254 to 1280.

Marco Polo was 26 when Albertus Magnus died.

Albertus Magnus

German-Dominican friar and saint

Born c. 1200 · died 15 November 1280

Marco Polo

Venetian explorer and merchant who travelled through Asia

Born 15 September 1254 · died 8 January 1324, aged 69

  1. Genghis Khan
  2. Albertus Magnus
  3. Rumi
  4. Thomas Aquinas
  5. Marco Polo
  6. Dante Alighieri
  7. Ibn Battuta
  8. Petrarch
Albertus Magnus and Marco Polo 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.