Who Was Alive

Were Johannes Gutenberg and Prince Henry the Navigator alive at the same time?

Yes. Johannes Gutenberg and Prince Henry the Navigator were alive at the same time, from 1393–1406 to 1460.

Johannes Gutenberg

Johannes Gutenberg

German inventor

Born 1393–1406 · died 1468

Prince Henry the Navigator

Prince Henry the Navigator

Portuguese military officer

Born 4 March 1394 · died 13 November 1460, aged 66

  1. Geoffrey Chaucer, c. 1343 – c. 1400
  2. Zheng He, 1371 – c. 1435
  3. Johannes Gutenberg, c. 1400 – 1468
  4. Prince Henry the Navigator, 1394 – 1460
  5. Joan of Arc, c. 1412 – 1431
  6. Christopher Columbus, 1451 – 1506
  7. Leonardo da Vinci, 1452 – 1519
  8. Erasmus, 1466 – 1536

Johannes Gutenberg and Prince Henry the Navigator 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 Prince Henry the Navigator were born

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