Were Michelangelo and Philipp Melanchthon alive at the same time?
Yes. Michelangelo and Philipp Melanchthon were alive at the same time for 63 years, from 1497 to 1560.
Michelangelo was 21 when Philipp Melanchthon was born.
Michelangelo was 85 when Philipp Melanchthon died, aged 63.
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Events both lived through
- Luther’s 95 Theses 1517Michelangelo was 42; Philipp Melanchthon was 20
- Magellan’s circumnavigation 1519–1522Michelangelo was 44; Philipp Melanchthon was 22
- Fall of Tenochtitlan 1521Michelangelo was 46; Philipp Melanchthon was 24
- Sack of Rome (1527) 1527Michelangelo was 52; Philipp Melanchthon was 30
- Copernicus publishes heliocentrism 1544Michelangelo was 67 or 68; Philipp Melanchthon was 45 or 46
- Council of Trent 1545–1563Michelangelo was 70; Philipp Melanchthon was 48
Where Michelangelo and Philipp Melanchthon were born
Birthplaces as a list
- Michelangelo: Caprese Michelangelo
- Philipp Melanchthon: Bretten
- Leonardo da Vinci: Anchiano
- Galileo Galilei: Pisa
- Martin Luther: Eisleben
- Miguel de Cervantes: Alcalá de Henares
- Christopher Columbus: Genoa