Who Was Alive

Were Michelangelo and Paracelsus alive at the same time?

Yes. Michelangelo and Paracelsus were alive at the same time for 47 years, from 1493 to 1541.

Michelangelo was 18 when Paracelsus was born.

Michelangelo was 66 when Paracelsus died, aged 47.

Michelangelo

Italian artist and architect

Born 6 March 1475 · died 18 February 1564, aged 88

Paracelsus

Swiss physician, philosopher, theologian, and alchemist

Born 10 November 1493 · died 24 September 1541, aged 47

  1. Christopher Columbus
  2. Leonardo da Vinci
  3. Niccolò Machiavelli
  4. Michelangelo
  5. Martin Luther
  6. Paracelsus
  7. Miguel de Cervantes
  8. Galileo Galilei
Michelangelo and Paracelsus 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.