Who Was Alive

Were Alfred the Great and Abu Bakr al-Razi alive at the same time?

Yes. Alfred the Great and Abu Bakr al-Razi were alive at the same time, from AD 866 to c. AD 899.

Alfred the Great was 16 or 17 when Abu Bakr al-Razi was born.

Alfred the Great

King of Wessex

Born AD 849 · died c. AD 899

Abu Bakr al-Razi

Persian polymath, physician, chemist and philosopher

Born AD 866 · died AD 925

  1. Alfred the Great
  2. Abu Bakr al-Razi
  3. Farabi
  4. Otto I the Great
Alfred the Great and Abu Bakr al-Razi 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.