Who Was Alive

Were Leonardo da Vinci and Girolamo Savonarola alive at the same time?

Yes. Leonardo da Vinci and Girolamo Savonarola were alive at the same time for 45 years, from 1452 to 1498.

Leonardo da Vinci was under a year old when Girolamo Savonarola was born.

Leonardo da Vinci was 46 when Girolamo Savonarola died, aged 45.

Leonardo da Vinci

Leonardo da Vinci

Italian polymath

Born 15 April 1452 · died 2 May 1519, aged 67

Girolamo Savonarola

Girolamo Savonarola

Italian preacher

Born 21 September 1452 · died 23 May 1498, aged 45

  1. Christopher Columbus, 1451 – 1506
  2. Leonardo da Vinci, 1452 – 1519
  3. Girolamo Savonarola, 1452 – 1498
  4. Niccolò Machiavelli, 1469 – 1527
  5. Nicolaus Copernicus, 1473 – 1543
  6. Michelangelo, 1475 – 1564
  7. Martin Luther, 1483 – 1546

Leonardo da Vinci and Girolamo Savonarola 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 Leonardo da Vinci and Girolamo Savonarola were born

Leonardo da Vinci and Girolamo Savonarola are labelled, with the contemporaries on the timeline. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (7 of 7 placed); tap one to open that person.
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