Who Was Alive

Were Johannes Gutenberg and Erasmus alive at the same time?

Yes. Johannes Gutenberg and Erasmus were alive at the same time for 1 or 2 years, from 1466 to 1468.

Erasmus was 1 or 2 when Johannes Gutenberg died.

Johannes Gutenberg

German inventor and craftsman

Born 1393–1406 · died 1468

Erasmus

Dutch Renaissance humanist, Catholic priest, and theologian

Born 28 October 1466 · died 12 July 1536, aged 69

  1. Zheng He
  2. Johannes Gutenberg
  3. Joan of Arc
  4. Christopher Columbus
  5. Leonardo da Vinci
  6. Erasmus
  7. Niccolò Machiavelli
  8. Michelangelo
  9. Martin Luther
Johannes Gutenberg and Erasmus 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.