Who Was Alive

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

Yes. Avicenna and Pope Clement II were alive at the same time for 31 years, from 1005 to 1037.

Pope Clement II was 31 when Avicenna died.

Avicenna

Avicenna

Polymath and physician

Born AD 977–983 · died 18 June 1037

Pope Clement II

Pope Clement II

Catholic priest who served as Pope

Born October 1005 · died 9 October 1047, aged 41 or 42

  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 Clement II, 1005 – 1047
  7. William the Conqueror, c. 1028 – 1087

Avicenna and Pope Clement 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 Clement II were born

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