Who Was Alive

Were Anselm of Canterbury and Al-Ghazali alive at the same time?

Yes. Anselm of Canterbury and Al-Ghazali were alive at the same time, from 1053–1059 to 1109.

Anselm of Canterbury

11th‑century Benedictine monk, Archbishop of Canterbury, philosopher and theologian

Born c. 1033 · died 21–28 April 1109

Al-Ghazali

Persian Sunni Muslim scholar and mystic

Born 1053–1059 · died 19 December 1111

  1. Avicenna
  2. William the Conqueror
  3. Anselm of Canterbury
  4. Urban II
  5. Omar Khayyám
  6. Al-Ghazali
  7. Peter Abelard
  8. Hildegard of Bingen
Anselm of Canterbury and Al-Ghazali 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.