Were Martin Luther and Philipp Melanchthon alive at the same time?
Yes. Martin Luther and Philipp Melanchthon were alive at the same time for 49 years, from 1497 to 1546.
Martin Luther was 13 when Philipp Melanchthon was born.
Philipp Melanchthon was 49 when Martin Luther died, aged 62.
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Events both lived through
- Luther’s 95 Theses 1517Martin Luther was 33; Philipp Melanchthon was 20
- Magellan’s circumnavigation 1519–1522Martin Luther was 35; Philipp Melanchthon was 22
- Fall of Tenochtitlan 1521Martin Luther was 37; Philipp Melanchthon was 24
- Sack of Rome (1527) 1527Martin Luther was 43; Philipp Melanchthon was 30
- Copernicus publishes heliocentrism 1544Martin Luther was 59 or 60; Philipp Melanchthon was 45 or 46
- Council of Trent 1545–1563Martin Luther was 62; Philipp Melanchthon was 48
Where Martin Luther and Philipp Melanchthon were born
Birthplaces as a list
- Martin Luther: Eisleben
- Philipp Melanchthon: Bretten
- Leonardo da Vinci: Anchiano
- Michelangelo: Caprese Michelangelo
- Christopher Columbus: Genoa
- Niccolò Machiavelli: Florence
- Nicolaus Copernicus: Toruń
- Miguel de Cervantes: Alcalá de Henares