Who Was Alive

Were Geoffrey Chaucer and Pope Boniface IX alive at the same time?

Yes. Geoffrey Chaucer and Pope Boniface IX were alive at the same time, from 1356 to c. 1400.

Geoffrey Chaucer

Geoffrey Chaucer

English poet

Born c. 1343 · died c. 1400

Pope Boniface IX

Pope Boniface IX

Catholic priest who served as Pope

Born 1356 · died 1 October 1404, aged 47 or 48

  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. Pope Boniface IX, 1356 – 1404

Geoffrey Chaucer and Pope Boniface IX 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 Pope Boniface IX were born

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