Who Was Alive

Were Jabir ibn Hayyan and Louis the Pious alive at the same time?

Yes. Jabir ibn Hayyan and Louis the Pious were alive at the same time for 36 or 37 years, from AD 778 to AD 815.

Jabir ibn Hayyan was 56 or 57 when Louis the Pious was born.

Louis the Pious was 36 or 37 when Jabir ibn Hayyan died, aged 93 or 94.

Jabir ibn Hayyan

Jabir ibn Hayyan

Alchemist

Born AD 721 · died AD 815, aged 93 or 94

Louis the Pious

Louis the Pious

King of Franks

Born AD 778 · died 20–24 June AD 840, aged 61 or 62

  1. Li Bai, AD 701 – AD 762
  2. Du Fu, AD 712 – AD 770
  3. Jabir ibn Hayyan, AD 721 – AD 815
  4. Charlemagne, c. AD 744 – AD 814
  5. Abu Nuwas, c. AD 759 – AD 814
  6. Harun al-Rashid, AD 766 – AD 809
  7. Al-Khwarizmi, c. AD 780 – c. AD 850
  8. Louis the Pious, AD 778 – AD 840

Jabir ibn Hayyan and Louis the Pious 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 Jabir ibn Hayyan and Louis the Pious were born

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