Who Was Alive

Were Nicolas Poussin and René Descartes alive at the same time?

Yes. Nicolas Poussin and René Descartes were alive at the same time for 53 years, from 1596 to 1650.

Nicolas Poussin was 1 when René Descartes was born.

Nicolas Poussin was 55 when René Descartes died, aged 53.

Nicolas Poussin

French painter

Born June 1594 · died 19 November 1665, aged 71

René Descartes

French philosopher, mathematician, and scientist

Born 31 March 1596 · died 11 February 1650, aged 53

  1. Miguel de Cervantes
  2. Galileo Galilei
  3. William Shakespeare
  4. Nicolas Poussin
  5. René Descartes
  6. Molière
  7. Isaac Newton
Nicolas Poussin and René Descartes 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.