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Were Petrarch and John Wycliffe alive at the same time?

Yes. Petrarch and John Wycliffe were alive at the same time, from 1320s to 1374.

Petrarch

Petrarch

Italian poet

Born 20 July 1304 · died 19 July 1374, aged 69

John Wycliffe

John Wycliffe

English theologian

Born 1320s · died 31 December 1384

  1. Marco Polo, 1254 – 1324
  2. Dante Alighieri, c. 1265 – 1321
  3. Ibn Battuta, 1304 – c. 1368
  4. Petrarch, 1304 – 1374
  5. John Wycliffe, 1320s – 1384
  6. Hafez, c. 1325 – c. 1390
  7. Ibn Khaldun, c. 1332 – c. 1406
  8. Geoffrey Chaucer, c. 1343 – c. 1400

Petrarch and John Wycliffe 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 Petrarch and John Wycliffe were born

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