Who Was Alive

Were Geoffrey Chaucer and Catherine of Siena alive at the same time?

Yes. Geoffrey Chaucer and Catherine of Siena were alive at the same time for 33 years, from 1347 to 1380.

Geoffrey Chaucer

Geoffrey Chaucer

English poet

Born c. 1343 · died c. 1400

Catherine of Siena

Catherine of Siena

Italian religious sister

Born 25 March 1347 · died 29 April 1380, aged 33

  1. Ibn Battuta, 1304 – c. 1368
  2. Petrarch, 1304 – 1374
  3. Hafez, c. 1325 – c. 1390
  4. Ibn Khaldun, c. 1332 – c. 1406
  5. Timur, 1336 – 1405
  6. Geoffrey Chaucer, c. 1343 – c. 1400
  7. Catherine of Siena, 1347 – 1380

Geoffrey Chaucer and Catherine of Siena 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 Geoffrey Chaucer and Catherine of Siena were born

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