Who Was Alive

Were Avicenna and Anselm of Canterbury alive at the same time?

Yes. Avicenna and Anselm of Canterbury were alive at the same time, from c. 1033 to 1037.

Avicenna

Persian polymath, physician and philosopher

Born AD 977–983 · died 18 June 1037

Anselm of Canterbury

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

Born c. 1033 · died 21–28 April 1109

  1. Ferdowsi
  2. Ibn al-Haytham
  3. Leif Erikson
  4. Al-Biruni
  5. Avicenna
  6. William the Conqueror
  7. Anselm of Canterbury
  8. Omar Khayyám
  9. Al-Ghazali
  10. Hildegard of Bingen
Avicenna and Anselm of Canterbury 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.