Who Was Alive

Were Giovanni Pico della Mirandola and Martin Luther alive at the same time?

Yes. Giovanni Pico della Mirandola and Martin Luther were alive at the same time for 11 years, from 1483 to 1494.

Giovanni Pico della Mirandola was 20 when Martin Luther was born.

Martin Luther was 11 when Giovanni Pico della Mirandola died, aged 31.

Giovanni Pico della Mirandola

Giovanni Pico della Mirandola

Italian philosopher

Born 24 February 1463 · died 17 November 1494, aged 31

Martin Luther

Martin Luther

German priest and theologian

Born 10 November 1483 · died 18 February 1546, aged 62

  1. Christopher Columbus, 1451 – 1506
  2. Leonardo da Vinci, 1452 – 1519
  3. Giovanni Pico della Mirandola, 1463 – 1494
  4. Niccolò Machiavelli, 1469 – 1527
  5. Nicolaus Copernicus, 1473 – 1543
  6. Michelangelo, 1475 – 1564
  7. Martin Luther, 1483 – 1546

Giovanni Pico della Mirandola and Martin Luther 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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Events both lived through

  • Columbus’s voyages 1493–1504Giovanni Pico della Mirandola was 28 or 29; Martin Luther was 8 or 9

Where Giovanni Pico della Mirandola and Martin Luther were born

Giovanni Pico della Mirandola and Martin Luther are labelled, with the contemporaries on the timeline. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (7 of 7 placed); tap one to open that person.
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