Who Was Alive

Were Nicholas of Cusa and Christopher Columbus alive at the same time?

Yes. Nicholas of Cusa and Christopher Columbus were alive at the same time for 12 or 13 years, from 1451 to 1464.

Nicholas of Cusa was 49 or 50 when Christopher Columbus was born.

Christopher Columbus was 12 or 13 when Nicholas of Cusa died, aged 62 or 63.

Nicholas of Cusa

Nicholas of Cusa

German philosopher

Born 1401 · died 11 August 1464, aged 62 or 63

Christopher Columbus

Christopher Columbus

Italian explorer

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

  1. Ibn Khaldun, c. 1332 – c. 1406
  2. Johannes Gutenberg, c. 1400 – 1468
  3. Nicholas of Cusa, 1401 – 1464
  4. Joan of Arc, c. 1412 – 1431
  5. Christopher Columbus, 1451 – 1506
  6. Leonardo da Vinci, 1452 – 1519
  7. Niccolò Machiavelli, 1469 – 1527
  8. Nicolaus Copernicus, 1473 – 1543
  9. Michelangelo, 1475 – 1564
  10. Martin Luther, 1483 – 1546

Nicholas of Cusa 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 Nicholas of Cusa and Christopher Columbus were born

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