Who Was Alive

Were Christopher Columbus and Giovanni Pico della Mirandola alive at the same time?

Yes. Christopher Columbus and Giovanni Pico della Mirandola were alive at the same time for 31 years, from 1463 to 1494.

Christopher Columbus was 11 or 12 when Giovanni Pico della Mirandola was born.

Christopher Columbus was 42 or 43 when Giovanni Pico della Mirandola died, aged 31.

Christopher Columbus

Christopher Columbus

Italian explorer

Born 1451 · died 20 May 1506, aged 54 or 55

Giovanni Pico della Mirandola

Giovanni Pico della Mirandola

Italian philosopher

Born 24 February 1463 · died 17 November 1494, aged 31

  1. Christopher Columbus, 1451 – 1506
  2. Leonardo da Vinci, 1452 – 1519
  3. Giovanni Pico della Mirandola, 1463 – 1494
  4. Niccolò Machiavelli, 1469 – 1527
  5. Nicolaus Copernicus, 1473 – 1543
  6. Michelangelo, 1475 – 1564
  7. Martin Luther, 1483 – 1546

Christopher Columbus and Giovanni Pico della Mirandola 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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Events both lived through

  • Columbus’s voyages 1493–1504Christopher Columbus was 40 or 41; Giovanni Pico della Mirandola was 28 or 29

Where Christopher Columbus and Giovanni Pico della Mirandola were born

Christopher Columbus and Giovanni Pico della Mirandola are labelled, with the contemporaries on the timeline. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (7 of 7 placed); tap one to open that person.
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