Who Was Alive

Were Averroes and Chrétien de Troyes alive at the same time?

Yes. Averroes and Chrétien de Troyes were alive at the same time, from c. 1130s to c. 1180s.

Averroes

Averroes

Writer and philosopher

Born 14 April 1126 · died 10 December 1198, aged 72

Chrétien de Troyes

Chrétien de Troyes

French poet

Born c. 1130s · died c. 1180s

  1. Omar Khayyam, c. 1049 – 1131
  2. Hildegard of Bingen, c. 1098 – 1179
  3. Averroes, 1126 – 1198
  4. Chrétien de Troyes, c. 1130s – c. 1180s
  5. Zhu Xi, 1130 – 1200
  6. Saladin, 1138 – 1193
  7. Genghis Khan, 1162 – 1227
  8. Francis of Assisi, c. 1182 – 1226

Averroes and Chrétien de Troyes in bold, with some of their best-known contemporaries; dashed lines mark world events. Drag across, or use the arrow keys, to see the age each reached in any year. Faded ends mark uncertain dates.

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Where Averroes and Chrétien de Troyes were born

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