Who Was Alive

Were Albrecht Dürer and Martin Luther alive at the same time?

Yes. Albrecht Dürer and Martin Luther were alive at the same time for 44 years, from 1483 to 1528.

Albrecht Dürer was 12 when Martin Luther was born.

Martin Luther was 44 when Albrecht Dürer died, aged 56.

Albrecht Dürer

German painter, printmaker, mathematician, and theorist

Born 21 May 1471 · died 6 April 1528, aged 56

Martin Luther

German priest and theologian

Born 10 November 1483 · died 18 February 1546, aged 62

  1. Christopher Columbus
  2. Leonardo da Vinci
  3. Niccolò Machiavelli
  4. Albrecht Dürer
  5. Nicolaus Copernicus
  6. Michelangelo
  7. Martin Luther
Albrecht Dürer and Martin Luther 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.