Who Was Alive

Were Johannes Gutenberg and Sejong the Great alive at the same time?

Yes. Johannes Gutenberg and Sejong the Great were alive at the same time, from 1393–1406 to 1450.

Johannes Gutenberg

Johannes Gutenberg

German inventor

Born 1393–1406 · died 1468

Sejong the Great

King of Joseon Dynasty

Born 10 April 1397 · died 17 February 1450, aged 52

  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. Johannes Gutenberg, c. 1400 – 1468
  6. Sejong the Great, 1397 – 1450
  7. Joan of Arc, c. 1412 – 1431
  8. Christopher Columbus, 1451 – 1506
  9. Leonardo da Vinci, 1452 – 1519
  10. Erasmus, 1466 – 1536

Johannes Gutenberg and Sejong the Great 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 Sejong the Great were born

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