Who Was Alive

Were Charles the Bald and Abu Bakr al-Razi alive at the same time?

Yes. Charles the Bald and Abu Bakr al-Razi were alive at the same time for 10 or 11 years, from AD 866 to AD 877.

Charles the Bald was 42 or 43 when Abu Bakr al-Razi was born.

Abu Bakr al-Razi was 10 or 11 when Charles the Bald died, aged 54.

Charles the Bald

Charles the Bald

Holy Roman Emperor

Born 13 June AD 823 · died 6 October AD 877, aged 54

Abu Bakr al-Razi

Abu Bakr al-Razi

Physician and chemist

Born AD 866 · died AD 925

  1. Al-Khwarizmi, c. AD 780 – c. AD 850
  2. Louis the Pious, AD 778 – AD 840
  3. Al-Kindi, c. AD 801 – c. AD 872
  4. Charles the Bald, AD 823 – AD 877
  5. Alfred the Great, AD 849 – c. AD 899
  6. Abu Bakr al-Razi, AD 866 – AD 925
  7. Al-Farabi, c. AD 870 – AD 951
  8. Otto the Great, AD 912 – AD 973

Charles the Bald and Abu Bakr al-Razi 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 Charles the Bald and Abu Bakr al-Razi were born

Charles the Bald and Abu Bakr al-Razi are labelled, with the contemporaries on the timeline. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (7 of 8 placed); tap one to open that person.
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