Who Was Alive

Were Anselm of Canterbury and Hildegard of Bingen alive at the same time?

Yes. Anselm of Canterbury and Hildegard of Bingen were alive at the same time, from c. 1098 to 1109.

Anselm of Canterbury

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

Born c. 1033 · died 21–28 April 1109

Hildegard of Bingen

German Benedictine abbess, polymath, mystic and Doctor of Church

Born c. 1098 · died 17 September 1179

  1. Avicenna
  2. William the Conqueror
  3. Anselm of Canterbury
  4. Omar Khayyám
  5. Al-Ghazali
  6. Hildegard of Bingen
  7. Averroes
  8. Saladin
  9. Genghis Khan
Anselm of Canterbury and Hildegard of Bingen 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.