Who Was Alive

Were Avicenna and Yaroslav the Wise alive at the same time?

Yes. Avicenna and Yaroslav the Wise were alive at the same time, from AD 977–983 to 1037.

Yaroslav the Wise was 58 or 59 when Avicenna died.

Avicenna

Avicenna

Polymath and physician

Born AD 977–983 · died 18 June 1037

Yaroslav the Wise

Yaroslav the Wise

Politician

Born AD 978 · died 20 February 1054, aged 75 or 76

  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. Yaroslav the Wise, AD 978 – 1054
  7. William the Conqueror, c. 1028 – 1087
  8. Omar Khayyam, c. 1049 – 1131

Avicenna and Yaroslav the Wise 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 Yaroslav the Wise were born

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