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Were Philipp Melanchthon and Miguel de Cervantes alive at the same time?

Yes. Philipp Melanchthon and Miguel de Cervantes were alive at the same time, from c. 1547 to 1560.

Philipp Melanchthon

Philipp Melanchthon

German reformer

Born 16 February 1497 · died 19 April 1560, aged 63

Miguel de Cervantes

Miguel de Cervantes

Spanish novelist and poet

Born c. 1547 · died 22 April 1616

  1. Christopher Columbus, 1451 – 1506
  2. Leonardo da Vinci, 1452 – 1519
  3. Michelangelo, 1475 – 1564
  4. Martin Luther, 1483 – 1546
  5. Philipp Melanchthon, 1497 – 1560
  6. Miguel de Cervantes, c. 1547 – 1616
  7. Galileo Galilei, 1564 – 1642
  8. William Shakespeare, 1564 – 1616
  9. René Descartes, 1596 – 1650
  10. Rembrandt, 1606 – 1669

Philipp Melanchthon and Miguel de Cervantes 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 Philipp Melanchthon and Miguel de Cervantes were born

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