Who Was Alive

Were Johannes Gutenberg and Murad II alive at the same time?

Yes. Johannes Gutenberg and Murad II were alive at the same time, from 1393–1406 to 1451.

Johannes Gutenberg

Johannes Gutenberg

German inventor

Born 1393–1406 · died 1468

Murad II

Murad II

Sultan of the Ottoman Empire

Born June 1404 · died 3 February 1451, aged 46

  1. Ibn Khaldun, c. 1332 – c. 1406
  2. Timur, 1336 – 1405
  3. Zheng He, 1371 – c. 1435
  4. Johannes Gutenberg, c. 1400 – 1468
  5. Murad II, 1404 – 1451
  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 Murad II 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 Murad II were born

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