Who Was Alive

Were Nicholas of Cusa and Leonardo da Vinci alive at the same time?

Yes. Nicholas of Cusa and Leonardo da Vinci were alive at the same time for 12 years, from 1452 to 1464.

Nicholas of Cusa was 50 or 51 when Leonardo da Vinci was born.

Leonardo da Vinci was 12 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

Leonardo da Vinci

Leonardo da Vinci

Italian polymath

Born 15 April 1452 · died 2 May 1519, aged 67

  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 Leonardo da Vinci 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 Leonardo da Vinci were born

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