Who Was Alive

Were Avicenna and Pope Alexander II alive at the same time?

Yes. Avicenna and Pope Alexander II were alive at the same time, from 1010s to 1037.

Avicenna

Avicenna

Polymath and physician

Born AD 977–983 · died 18 June 1037

Pope Alexander II

Pope Alexander II

Catholic priest who served as Pope

Born 1010s · died 21 April 1073

  1. Ferdowsi, AD 940 – c. 1020
  2. Ibn al-Haytham, c. AD 965 – 1039
  3. Leif Erikson, c. AD 972 – c. 1020
  4. Al-Biruni, AD 973 – 1048
  5. Avicenna, c. AD 981 – 1037
  6. Pope Alexander II, 1010s – 1073
  7. William the Conqueror, c. 1028 – 1087
  8. Omar Khayyam, c. 1049 – 1131
  9. Al-Ghazali, c. 1057 – 1111

Avicenna and Pope Alexander II 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 Avicenna and Pope Alexander II were born

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