Who Was Alive

Were Matsuo Bashō and Johann Sebastian Bach alive at the same time?

Yes. Matsuo Bashō and Johann Sebastian Bach were alive at the same time for 9 years, from 1685 to 1694.

Matsuo Bashō was 40 or 41 when Johann Sebastian Bach was born.

Johann Sebastian Bach was 9 when Matsuo Bashō died, aged 49 or 50.

Matsuo Bashō

Japanese poet

Born 1644 · died 28 November 1694, aged 49 or 50

Johann Sebastian Bach

German composer

Born 21 March 1685 (Julian calendar) · died 28 July 1750, aged 65

  1. René Descartes
  2. Molière
  3. Isaac Newton
  4. Matsuo Bashō
  5. Johann Sebastian Bach
  6. Voltaire
  7. Immanuel Kant
  8. George Washington
  9. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Matsuo Bashō and Johann Sebastian Bach 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.