Who Was Alive

Were Marsilio Ficino and Christopher Columbus alive at the same time?

Yes. Marsilio Ficino and Christopher Columbus were alive at the same time for 47 or 48 years, from 1451 to 1499.

Marsilio Ficino was 17 or 18 when Christopher Columbus was born.

Christopher Columbus was 47 or 48 when Marsilio Ficino died, aged 65.

Marsilio Ficino

Marsilio Ficino

Italian philosopher and Catholic priest

Born 19 October 1433 · died 1 October 1499, aged 65

Christopher Columbus

Christopher Columbus

Italian explorer

Born 1451 · died 20 May 1506, aged 54 or 55

  1. Marsilio Ficino, 1433 – 1499
  2. Christopher Columbus, 1451 – 1506
  3. Leonardo da Vinci, 1452 – 1519
  4. Niccolò Machiavelli, 1469 – 1527
  5. Nicolaus Copernicus, 1473 – 1543
  6. Michelangelo, 1475 – 1564
  7. Martin Luther, 1483 – 1546

Marsilio Ficino and Christopher Columbus 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 Marsilio Ficino and Christopher Columbus were born

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