Who Was Alive

Were Ibn Battuta and Petrarch alive at the same time?

Yes. Ibn Battuta and Petrarch were alive at the same time, from 1304 to c. 1368.

Ibn Battuta was under a year old when Petrarch was born.

Ibn Battuta

14th century Muslim Maghrebi scholar and explorer

Born 24 February 1304 · died c. 1368

Petrarch

Italian scholar and poet

Born 20 July 1304 · died 19 July 1374, aged 69

  1. Marco Polo
  2. Dante Alighieri
  3. Ibn Battuta
  4. Petrarch
  5. Hafez
  6. Ibn Khaldun
  7. Geoffrey Chaucer
Ibn Battuta and Petrarch 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.