Who Was Alive

Were Jan van Eyck and Johannes Gutenberg alive at the same time?

Yes. Jan van Eyck and Johannes Gutenberg were alive at the same time, from 1393–1406 to 1441.

Jan van Eyck

Jan van Eyck

Painter

Born c. 1390 · died 9 June 1441

Johannes Gutenberg

Johannes Gutenberg

German inventor

Born 1393–1406 · died 1468

  1. Ibn Khaldun, c. 1332 – c. 1406
  2. Timur, 1336 – 1405
  3. Geoffrey Chaucer, c. 1343 – c. 1400
  4. Zheng He, 1371 – c. 1435
  5. Jan van Eyck, c. 1390 – 1441
  6. Johannes Gutenberg, c. 1400 – 1468
  7. Joan of Arc, c. 1412 – 1431
  8. Christopher Columbus, 1451 – 1506
  9. Leonardo da Vinci, 1452 – 1519
  10. Erasmus, 1466 – 1536

Jan van Eyck and Johannes Gutenberg 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 Jan van Eyck and Johannes Gutenberg were born

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