Who Was Alive

Were Geoffrey Chaucer and Pope Eugene IV alive at the same time?

Yes. Geoffrey Chaucer and Pope Eugene IV were alive at the same time, from 1383 to c. 1400.

Geoffrey Chaucer

Geoffrey Chaucer

English poet

Born c. 1343 · died c. 1400

Pope Eugene IV

Pope Eugene IV

Venetian Catholic priest who served as Pope

Born 1383 · died 23 February 1447, aged 63 or 64

  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 Eugene IV, 1383 – 1447
  8. Johannes Gutenberg, c. 1400 – 1468
  9. Joan of Arc, c. 1412 – 1431

Geoffrey Chaucer and Pope Eugene IV 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 Eugene IV were born

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