Who Was Alive

Were Dante Alighieri and Duns Scotus alive at the same time?

Yes. Dante Alighieri and Duns Scotus were alive at the same time, from c. 1265 to 1308.

Dante Alighieri

Dante Alighieri

Poet and philosopher

Born c. 1265 · died 14 September 1321

Duns Scotus

Duns Scotus

Scottish priest and friar

Born 1266 · died 8 November 1308, aged 41 or 42

  1. Rumi, 1207 – 1273
  2. Thomas Aquinas, 1225 – 1274
  3. Marco Polo, 1254 – 1324
  4. Dante Alighieri, c. 1265 – 1321
  5. Duns Scotus, 1266 – 1308
  6. Ibn Battuta, 1304 – c. 1368
  7. Petrarch, 1304 – 1374

Dante Alighieri and Duns Scotus 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 Dante Alighieri and Duns Scotus were born

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