Who Was Alive

Were John of Damascus and Du Fu alive at the same time?

Yes. John of Damascus and Du Fu were alive at the same time for 36 or 37 years, from AD 712 to AD 749.

Du Fu was 36 or 37 when John of Damascus died.

John of Damascus

John of Damascus

Theologian

Born c. AD 675 · died 4 December AD 749

Du Fu

Du Fu

Poet

Born AD 712 · died AD 770, aged 57 or 58

  1. Husayn ibn Ali, AD 626 – AD 680
  2. John of Damascus, c. AD 675 – AD 749
  3. Li Bai, AD 701 – AD 762
  4. Du Fu, AD 712 – AD 770
  5. Jabir ibn Hayyan, AD 721 – AD 815
  6. Charlemagne, c. AD 744 – AD 814
  7. Abu Nuwas, c. AD 759 – AD 814
  8. Harun al-Rashid, AD 766 – AD 809

John of Damascus and Du Fu 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 John of Damascus and Du Fu were born

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