Who Was Alive

Were Christine de Pizan and Johannes Gutenberg alive at the same time?

Yes. Christine de Pizan and Johannes Gutenberg were alive at the same time, from 1393–1406 to 1430.

Christine de Pizan

Christine de Pizan

French poet

Born 11 September 1364 · died 1430, aged 65 or 66

Johannes Gutenberg

Johannes Gutenberg

German inventor

Born 1393–1406 · died 1468

  1. Ibn Battuta, 1304 – c. 1368
  2. Ibn Khaldun, c. 1332 – c. 1406
  3. Geoffrey Chaucer, c. 1343 – c. 1400
  4. Christine de Pizan, 1364 – 1430
  5. Zheng He, 1371 – c. 1435
  6. Johannes Gutenberg, c. 1400 – 1468
  7. Joan of Arc, c. 1412 – 1431
  8. Christopher Columbus, 1451 – 1506
  9. Leonardo da Vinci, 1452 – 1519
  10. Erasmus, 1466 – 1536

Christine de Pizan and Johannes Gutenberg 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 Christine de Pizan and Johannes Gutenberg were born

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