Who Was Alive

Were Marco Polo and Meister Eckhart alive at the same time?

Yes. Marco Polo and Meister Eckhart were alive at the same time, from c. 1260 to 1324.

Marco Polo

Marco Polo

Venetian explorer and merchant

Born 15 September 1254 · died 8 January 1324, aged 69

Meister Eckhart

Meister Eckhart

German philosopher and theologian

Born c. 1260 · died c. 1328

  1. Rumi, 1207 – 1273
  2. Thomas Aquinas, 1225 – 1274
  3. Marco Polo, 1254 – 1324
  4. Meister Eckhart, c. 1260 – c. 1328
  5. Dante Alighieri, c. 1265 – 1321
  6. Ibn Battuta, 1304 – c. 1368
  7. Petrarch, 1304 – 1374

Marco Polo and Meister Eckhart 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 Marco Polo and Meister Eckhart were born

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