Who Was Alive

Were Lope de Vega and René Descartes alive at the same time?

Yes. Lope de Vega and René Descartes were alive at the same time for 39 years, from 1596 to 1635.

Lope de Vega was 33 when René Descartes was born.

René Descartes was 39 when Lope de Vega died, aged 72.

Lope de Vega

Spanish playwright and poet

Born 25 November 1562 · died 27 August 1635, aged 72

René Descartes

French philosopher, mathematician, and scientist

Born 31 March 1596 · died 11 February 1650, aged 53

  1. Michelangelo
  2. Miguel de Cervantes
  3. Lope de Vega
  4. Galileo Galilei
  5. William Shakespeare
  6. René Descartes
  7. Molière
  8. Isaac Newton
Lope de Vega and René Descartes in bold, with some of their best-known contemporaries. Drag across to see the age each reached in any year. Faded ends mark uncertain dates.