Who Was Alive

Were Jabir ibn Hayyan and Pope Stephen IV alive at the same time?

Yes. Jabir ibn Hayyan and Pope Stephen IV were alive at the same time, from c. AD 770 to AD 815.

Jabir ibn Hayyan

Jabir ibn Hayyan

Alchemist

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

Pope Stephen IV

Pope Stephen IV

Catholic priest who served as Pope

Born c. AD 770 · died 24 January AD 817

  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. Pope Stephen IV, c. AD 770 – AD 817
  8. Al-Khwarizmi, c. AD 780 – c. AD 850

Jabir ibn Hayyan and Pope Stephen 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 Jabir ibn Hayyan and Pope Stephen IV were born

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