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Were Erik the Red and Avicenna alive at the same time?

Yes. Erik the Red and Avicenna were alive at the same time, from AD 977–983 to 1003.

Erik the Red

Erik the Red

Norwegian explorer

Born c. AD 950 · died 1003

Avicenna

Avicenna

Polymath and physician

Born AD 977–983 · died 18 June 1037

  1. Ferdowsi, AD 940 – c. 1020
  2. Erik the Red, c. AD 950 – 1003
  3. Ibn al-Haytham, c. AD 965 – 1039
  4. Leif Erikson, c. AD 972 – c. 1020
  5. Al-Biruni, AD 973 – 1048
  6. Avicenna, c. AD 981 – 1037
  7. William the Conqueror, c. 1028 – 1087

Erik the Red and Avicenna 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 Erik the Red and Avicenna were born

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