Who Was Alive

Were Galileo Galilei and Abel Tasman alive at the same time?

Yes. Galileo Galilei and Abel Tasman were alive at the same time for 38 or 39 years, from 1603 to 1642.

Galileo Galilei was 38 or 39 when Abel Tasman was born.

Abel Tasman was 38 or 39 when Galileo Galilei died, aged 77.

Galileo Galilei

Italian polymath

Born 15 February 1564 · died 8 January 1642, aged 77

Abel Tasman

Dutch seafarer, explorer and merchant

Born 1603 · died 10 October 1659, aged 55 or 56

  1. Michelangelo
  2. Miguel de Cervantes
  3. Galileo Galilei
  4. William Shakespeare
  5. René Descartes
  6. Abel Tasman
  7. Molière
  8. Isaac Newton
Galileo Galilei and Abel Tasman in bold, with some of their best-known contemporaries. Drag across to see the age each reached in any year. Faded ends mark uncertain dates.