Who Was Alive

Were Johannes Gutenberg and Masaccio alive at the same time?

Yes. Johannes Gutenberg and Masaccio were alive at the same time, from 1393–1406 to 1428.

Johannes Gutenberg

Johannes Gutenberg

German inventor

Born 1393–1406 · died 1468

Masaccio

Masaccio

Italian painter

Born 21 December 1401 · died 1428, aged 26 or 27

  1. Ibn Khaldun, c. 1332 – c. 1406
  2. Timur, 1336 – 1405
  3. Zheng He, 1371 – c. 1435
  4. Johannes Gutenberg, c. 1400 – 1468
  5. Masaccio, 1401 – 1428
  6. Joan of Arc, c. 1412 – 1431
  7. Christopher Columbus, 1451 – 1506
  8. Leonardo da Vinci, 1452 – 1519
  9. Erasmus, 1466 – 1536

Johannes Gutenberg and Masaccio 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 Johannes Gutenberg and Masaccio were born

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